Hi guys, As I can see on reddit forums, it seems like people has paid and orders been shipped for Batch 3 around june/july this year. This must mean the first couple of batches already has been shipped, or am I wrong? I am still excited and curious to hear from people, what their experience are with the phone, since I am thinking about placing an pre-order for the next batch shipping at the end of september. Do people in here know what is going on?

Many thanks.

  • CLMA31@sopuli.xyz
    2·
    12 days ago

    First batch will be shipped in July and first ones will receive their devices in live meeting at Helsinki in 8.7. If I remember the date correctly. So nobody yet has the actual device ti make review.

    I highly recommend to check forum.sailfishos.org. Jolla posts most updates there first!

    • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      12 days ago

      part of me wants to move outside the united states just so i can have one of these. lol

      • CLMA31@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        11 days ago

        I think quite a few people are using forwarding services to get these phones outside Europe. Maybe could be option for you too?

        • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          11 days ago

          the issue for me is network coverage using a prepaid account.

          phone carriers in the united states have opted to implement whitelists based on a phone’s imea number(s) to help mitigate political fallout from the american gov’t banning phones like they did w huawei, so the only way i can make this work is if i lock myself into a contract with a carrier for X years which requires providing my government issued identification/information along with it; giving them a means to track my whereabouts for as long as i use either the account or the phone forever.

          i’m aware that they can do this w a prepaid account already, but it’s the most room-for-doubt option that’s available to me as an american who uses a smartphone.