Kyle11C @kylejj@social.privacytools.io

@switchingsocial@mastodon.at @Fairphone Sounds like USA connectivity will be 3G for sure but 4G is unknown.

https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032577632-Connectivity-of-the-FP3-outside-of-Europe

@glitcher32
I just keep hearing the same irrelevant complains.

Person A is in dire need of a privacy focused phone.

Person B suggests Librem or Pinephone.

Person A complains about something insignificant. (Screen Size, Supported Apps, Camera Quality, etc)
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A valid issue I see is the high price of the Librem 5. Purism has never been on the high value side but still, it’s a pretty steep price. I guess that’s where the Pinephone comes in at $200.

@glitcher32 No hard feelings all around. I just don’t get how people can compare the Samsung's of the world, multi-billion dollar companies, to these tiny companies making their first phone. All while making a phone and operating system that cares about your privacy. The value in that is so much higher than how the phone looks. The Librem 5 or Pinephone have to be the size of a cinder block for me to go “Alright, I’m not into this...” Lol

@glitcher32

I just keep hearing the same irrelevant complains.

Person A is in dire need of a privacy focused phone.

Person B suggests Librem or Pinephone.

Person A complains about something insignificant. (Screen Size, Supported Apps, Camera Quality, etc)
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A valid issue I see is the high price of the Librem 5. Purism has never been on the high value side but still, it’s a pretty steep price. I guess that’s where the Pinephone comes in at $200.

@glitcher32 Don't be one of those people that demand a private and secure phone but won't use it for such minor things like how "sexy" it looks or "this random spec isn't as good as the main stream phone".

Your missing the point if that's the case...

You need to figure out what your priorities are when it comes to a device you use daily. For me its always privacy & security > everything else.

@glitcher32 So many good alternatives are about to come out.

First, Librem 5 is around the corner. Might not be as functional as the main stream devices on the market but for privacy, it will be miles ahead of everything else.

Then the Pinephone will be coming out, this will directly compete with the Librem 5.

Fairphone 3 is about to be announced (I think). Fairphone is prob the phone I would use with Ubuntu Touch or LineageOS.

@glitcher32 Yeah, I find Searx.me to have some odd issues that keep it from being my go-to. If you have to have the most private search engine though...

Just learned of Jive Search today 🤔 Giving that a try.

@glitcher32 @volpit @Wetrix I would argue that Searx.me is the best search engine if you are worried about privacy.

https://searx.me/
https://search.privacytools.io/

@blacklight447 Wow, VPN section looks great! I do love Mullvad as well, they really do check all the boxes!