Originally posted by Dr. λ
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So we still need parties doing what pine microsystems is doing of getting there own IMEI number and modems made up. Yes you have to remember IMEI numbers have to be on the carriers list as approved and it possible for the carrier to approve a m.2 card IMEI as data only even if it support voice and sms this is why there are multi levels how librem 5 can be bricked.
Yes carrier can for sure argue they disabled particular m.2 voice/sms features at tower by IMEI because the m.2 card was not sold for phone usage. Now pinephone integrated modem the device was sold as a phone.
Basically depending on who you carrier is will be if a libre5 or pinephone will work. Heck there is even a chance that neither will work because carrier effective blacklists both out of existence.
Originally posted by Dr. λ
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A party buying and using a pinephone or libre5 phone helps with having displayable volume of users possibly looking for security, privacy and liberty. Pinephone being possible cost effective will increase those numbers that will help in arguments with regulators and carriers.
Really you have underestimated how bad of a fight we are in for. Now if you carrier does not support librem 5 is not pinephone better than going back to generic android device?
Like it or not we need both the librem5 and pinephone configuration with modem in the current market because it going to be a up hill battle if either device works with different carriers.
Other than the embedded firmware in the wifi/modem devices there are already developers who have software for the pinephone that is basically as free as the Librem 5 planned offering.
So software difference is not that big. Now if librem 5 had option of open source 2G modern with 3g coming when patents die and so on it would make it a more interesting product.
Yes the neo freerunner does leave leave behind this tech.
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