Not saying what is what, but saying "it might not get the latest patches" is a poor argument -- ARE the phones getting the updates or not? That's up to the provider, ANY provider, not just them.
It's produced in Taiwan -- where ALL semiconductor chips come from.
It's more expensive than the base phone -- it has a customized OS, shouldn't it be? Still nowhere near the ridiculously high end phone price points.
What if red state is publishing big tech misinformation?
I feel the OP did a fair amount of research to put a forth a buyer beware kinda thread. With his emails and online chat for said phone. Which I appreciate bigly. I think I’ll save my money as well, see where this goes. But some of this does seem shady, esp for $500.
You're welcome :) Happy to help. Hopefully more details will come out - I'm still cautiously hopeful (really I just want a phone that has nothing to do with apple or google), but as of now I don't think people should rush out and buy something so expensive with so few answers to basic questions. If I ever do get a response to my emails to this company, I'll update my posts.
OP mentioned in the comments that he emailed them, did online chat with no replies, for a few weeks, nothing in return. He, the poster of this thread, went out of his way to find info about this phone and received no feedback. And a sign of a product that could have some serious problems right off the bat, IMO. And I was thanking him for his time researching said phone.
I can confirm that the very common details that most anyone would want to know about a phone they're buying are completely unavailable from this company. That to me is the most damning of all. Take from it what you will. Buyer beware.
Warranty information, insurance coverage availability, technical specs, what specific apps it comes preloaded with, for starters. Those are just the questions I had. Others may have different questions, but overall if you've been to their site, you'll see there aren't a whole lot of details. There also isn't a phone number to call them at. I emailed them twice in the last two weeks and still haven't received a response.
The article isn't very convincing.
Not saying what is what, but saying "it might not get the latest patches" is a poor argument -- ARE the phones getting the updates or not? That's up to the provider, ANY provider, not just them.
It's produced in Taiwan -- where ALL semiconductor chips come from.
It's more expensive than the base phone -- it has a customized OS, shouldn't it be? Still nowhere near the ridiculously high end phone price points.
What if red state is publishing big tech misinformation?
I feel the OP did a fair amount of research to put a forth a buyer beware kinda thread. With his emails and online chat for said phone. Which I appreciate bigly. I think I’ll save my money as well, see where this goes. But some of this does seem shady, esp for $500.
Thank you OP for the heads up. 👍
You're welcome :) Happy to help. Hopefully more details will come out - I'm still cautiously hopeful (really I just want a phone that has nothing to do with apple or google), but as of now I don't think people should rush out and buy something so expensive with so few answers to basic questions. If I ever do get a response to my emails to this company, I'll update my posts.
What am I missing? I see a link to a red state article -- I don't see emails or chat logs?
OP mentioned in the comments that he emailed them, did online chat with no replies, for a few weeks, nothing in return. He, the poster of this thread, went out of his way to find info about this phone and received no feedback. And a sign of a product that could have some serious problems right off the bat, IMO. And I was thanking him for his time researching said phone.
I can confirm that the very common details that most anyone would want to know about a phone they're buying are completely unavailable from this company. That to me is the most damning of all. Take from it what you will. Buyer beware.
Common details such as?
Warranty information, insurance coverage availability, technical specs, what specific apps it comes preloaded with, for starters. Those are just the questions I had. Others may have different questions, but overall if you've been to their site, you'll see there aren't a whole lot of details. There also isn't a phone number to call them at. I emailed them twice in the last two weeks and still haven't received a response.
What isn't from there