From: tronnerd82@aol.com   
      
   > 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 personally would rather have a Librem 5 for its slightly better specs,   
   build quality, and better software optimization, but hey, choice is cool   
   :-)   
   > 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.   
   >   
   Not to get political, but I REALLY wish these stupid tariffs would go   
   away. They're majorly infringing on my buying habits.   
   > 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.   
   >   
   I've always thought it would be cool to have Slackware on a Pinephone   
   with a friendly mobile GUI and all the features of the phone working   
   OOTB. Personally, I'd run Phosh on it. I wouldn't even care how good or   
   bad the optimization is, I'd use the everloving crap out of it.   
      
   > 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.   
   >   
   No brick = sad :-(   
   > 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.   
   >   
   Not trying to pry, but what carrier? I've heard carrier coverage for   
   most of these Linux-native phones tends to be kinda spotty, so I'd like   
   to know who to look out for.   
      
   -TronNerd82   
      
   --   
   I didn't choose the Slackware life.   
   Oh wait, that's a big fat lie.   
   But the Slackware life also chose me :)   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)