Volla Phone Plinius is a rugged phone that ships with Ubuntu Touch or Google-free Android and mid-range specs

  • eldavi@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    not that you might not want it because it supports very few north american bands, but it still surprising that they seem not to bother w the largest consumer market in the world just to the south of you.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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      13 hours ago

      AFAIK, none of the Linux phone brands seem interested in the North American market.

      I assume it is partly because the phone hardware market here is so tightly controlled by the carriers and is heavily integrated with the service plans.

      It’s almost impossible to go into a phone shop and buy just the hardware without it being bundled to a plan.