[ale] OT: Cell Phone recs Was Re: Android secondary security

[Derek Atkins]

I've got a BLU phone running Android.
I use it as a hot-spot when I travel internationally..  get a foreign sim and away I go.

-derek

Sent from my mobile. Please excuse any typos.

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From: "Greg Clifton" <gccfof5 at gmail.com>
To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
Subject: [ale] OT: Cell Phone recs Was Re: Android secondary security
Date: Thu, Mar 9, 2017 8:28 PM

I was under the impression that all BLU phones run Windows. I know I have seen some that do, but haven't examined the brand thoroughly to verify my assumption based on thus far limited observations.

On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 4:38 PM, DJ-Pfulio <DJPfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
May want to check out which cheap phones include "something extra" from

China.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/china-phones-software-security.html



Blu was on the list, BTW.







On 03/09/2017 04:11 PM, Chuck Payne wrote:

> Check out Fry's, they have called BLU that is unlock.

>

> Here one that hey have on sell if you have promo code

>

> http://frys.com/search?search_type=regular&sqxts=1&cat=&query_string=8975833+8975813&site=204premail030517

>

>  On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 3:51 PM, William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net

> <mailto:rb211 at tds.net>> wrote:

>

> Nice, but ouch! Almost $200 higher than the g4. Might be a bit much

> for a first smartphone. Technically my second, but being

> grandfathered in an old Cingular plan with no data I never used it as

> one. Going to get a new number and pass my old phone to my wife's

> parents. Only a hundred bucks a year if not used much and they need

> an emergency phone.

>

> Found the LG g4 at Newegg for $234 which is only slightly higher

> than fleabay. It works with AT&T so unlocked should work with

> Cricket. Has an Otterbox available which will be a necessity for me.

> On my fifth phone in 12 years... Fortunately only one was more than

> $20. Wife got 10 years on her first cell and only upgraded because

> they turned off 2G service last year.

>

> Have not ordered it yet, may pull the trigger tonight unless someone

> has a better suggestion.

>

> William

>

> On Thursday 09 March 2017, James Taylor wrote:

>> I would highly recommend the oneplus3t. It's an affordable high

>> spec phone with vendor and enthusiastic rom developer support. I'm

>> a big fan of the slimroms distro. It allows you to start with as

>> close to vanilla android as you want, and provides optional access

>> to any feature you might want or need. -jt

>

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