Does anyone use the Unplugged (UP) Phone?

[Bill]

Hey- don’t shoot the messenger!

I retired from outsourced product development, and had several of the cell phone companies as customers. Thinking about it, designing and having the handheld hardware built is not ‘that’ difficult nowadays. There are probably dozens of companies in China with a reference design he’d tailor to their neefs.

His real value-add is in the software - developing an operating system (I assume they started with open source code and then built on top if it) and building the security software. Or maybe a University professor and research team in Eqypt developed the basic software?

They can probably hire a dozen software developers in Eqypt for the cost of 1 or 2 in Austin or San Jose so it does make sense.

[Mayhem]

I hate android, so i will continue to let big brother spy on me.

[Brazos Hunter]

I hate android, so i will continue to let big brother spy on me.

That’s going to be the biggest adjustment.




Michael

[WItoTX]

It's still made in Indonesia, with questionable individual component origins. Personally, I would buy something made in the USA by US citizens like the Librem before the UP phone...but the Librem probably needs another 5 years of R&D to work smoothly.

So stick with the iPhone/Pixel/Samsung until then. At least if you have to buy a phone that is made in 3rd world country where pollution is rampant, buy one that has a good track record of working.

[Brazos Hunter]

I’m waiting on it to charge then I’ll set it up and go for a test drive.


Michael

[Pineywoods]

Interesting. I'm already an Android user so I may have to check into something like this.

[Brazos Hunter]

I'm on it now. So far so good but I haven't had time to really play with it yet.




Michael

[bobc]

Does it have an APP store?

[Brazos Hunter]

Does it have an APP store?

Yes it does.




Michael

[bobc]

Yes it does.




Michael

Interesting. Sorry for all the questions, but you have me intrigued. Is it Google Play or a proprietary store with limited APPs?

[91cavgt]

Interesting.

[Brazos Hunter]

Interesting. Sorry for all the questions, but you have me intrigued. Is it Google Play or a proprietary store with limited APPs?

Go to the website and check the apps. If you don’t see one you use/want they can add it to their App Store provided it’s on the up and up. I had them add one for my hearing aids and it was posted live in less than an hour!




Michael