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   On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 05:03:54 -0000 (UTC), Henrik Carlqvist wrote:   
      
   > Nice! Feel free to tell us more about it.   
   >   
   >> Although still Linux, it's very different from Slackware.  Does anyone   
   >> know of any PinePhone forums?   
   >   
   > Maybe this one:   
   >   
   > https://forum.pine64.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=120   
   >   
   > regards Henrik   
      
   I've been thinking about doing this for several years.  I decided I   
   didn't like the Librem - too expensive and hard to get.  Since the   
   PinePhone was getting pretty good reviews, I decided to try it.   
      
   I paid a little more and got the clear plastic, soft protective case,   
   which is actually quite nice.  I thought the phone was reasonably priced,   
   but there was another 25% for the tariff to import into the US from   
   China, and shipping charges, of course.   
      
   As I said, it works.  It has some bugs and/or quirks, but so far, they   
   are tolerable.  I'm still hoping to get it working with Slackware.  There   
   are 21 choices for operating systems, and Slackware *is* one of them.   
   I'm still working on getting Slackware to boot, however.  The   
   documentation is sketchy, but there are wikis and forums available.  And   
   I've been consulting duck.ai.   
      
   The case is easy to open and the battery is removable.  It comes with a   
   terminal program, and the version I got comes with a hub that has USB,   
   HDMI, and Ethernet.  Except for the annoyingly frequent timing out -   
   which stubbornly resists being turned off, it is nice to use in "desktop   
   computer mode".   
      
   It has a touch screen, 64bit ARM operating system, 2.9GB of RAM, and   
   three ways to boot (flash, eMMC, and SD card).  It came with a USB C to A   
   cable, but no brick.   
      
   It arrived two days ago.  I'm still getting used to it, but I swapped my   
   SIM card from my Android phone, and I now use my PinePhone it its place.   
   I can: -use the supplied address book software, -make and receive phone   
   calls, -send and receive text messages, and -browse the Internet by   
   connecting to my home WiFi.  It has a bunch of apps.   
      
   It has low quality camera, but it works!  It has Bluetooth and MPV   
   software.  I paired it with my Logitech headphones, and I can listen to   
   Internet radio.   
      
   Sometimes it is noticeably slow, and sometimes makes enough heat to keep   
   your hands warm.   
      
   Thanks, Henrik, for the forum suggestion!   
      
   -Joe   
      
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