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I have ordered one - better to have more than having none of a keyboard phone. 😄

"Either you are with us, or against us" 😇

Strangely, the seemingly irrelevant APN works. When I went somewhere less off-grid, everything came to life. Now to get the screen fixed and all will be well. :)

I don't own the Cosmo Communicator, but I do own its predecessor, the Gemini PDA. The 4G model of the Gemini can be used as a phone, but it's really not designed to be a phone--it has no outer screen and is essentially built around its keyboard. I bought the WiFi-only model of the Gemini PDA knowing that I had no intention to use it as a phone; I always intended to buy the Pro1 / Pro1 X or a device like it to use as an actual phone. To that end, I installed Debian Linux on the Gemini and use it as a full Linunx UMPC. The Gemini is now 5 years old and is definitely showing its age. I

Me too. Better to have one usable KB phone than three unusable & outdated.

Though I perked for a Pro1X, I doubt that it will be much of an improvement for daily usage, except the more stanardised QWERTY. But I think there is a good chance for more (security) updates on the Pro1X, so that might prolong its life time. As I expect it might be many years before we see a new alternative. On the Cosmo, you should rather have a look at their successor the Astro, it seems an overall improvement. The sliding (like most previous sliders except the Nokias) will require a balanced push to open, but should not posse a serious problem. The larger keys might making typing

Also stock only had it since its last update... Heat helps disassembling screen's frame, so yes.

I'm not 100% sure as i have rooted with magisk, but i recall doing that flash when i was running stock way back and i didn't need to root then. Also on lineage under developer options i have allow rooted debugging so it might be enough itself.

The Pro1 seems to have a bit weaker reception than other devices. But be aware faking signal strength bars is common in the industry. You need to compare reception with actual signal numbers in dB to be sure. And always judge functionality based on ... well ... functionality, not signal bars.

The title is a lie and plain clickbait, but let's have a laugh while we wait :).

I yesterday got the old SCH-U750 aka Zeal aka Alias 2. Very interesting. There are little movement of each key, but to my surprise it looks like the e-ink move with the key, so it is not just a transparent mat on top of a common e-ink display, But it looks like it is 42 individual matrix e-ink displays! And a warning to @abielins: The below is AFTER a thorough cleaning attempt. You do NOT want to know how it looked before. I believe it might have been an entire eco-system....

...and if dumb slider, perhaps with TWO set of rails, so it can slide in either direction, to the benefit of those loving portrait keyboards....

HA! Oh, at first, I thought you meant the keys would move around based on your eyes. You mean the ink would move. Still tricky, but more doable than the keys moving. :-)

If that happens, they'll just repackage them and sell as Pro1 Slim edition :)

I stole it from this and combined with clack gif from anonymous pictures wizard 🙂

Since deliveries have started, I think it's worth to look back what long way they have come since the early prototypes :).

F(x)tec has set up a special collection point for pre-order customers in London that prefer not to wait for Royal Mail.

I'm sure that wasn't in that context 😆

I'm not sure if you know what #MeToo really means....

That wasn't even my goal. It just told me 2MB limit so I couldn't fit two on one post. p.s. (shoulda read the last page of the thread before replying, didnt notice it, and no delete option here or I'd just remove it. But yeah too lazy to resize or host elsehwere, just copy img from another tab and paste directly into msg here ctrl+v).

If you look in the bug thread he actually had troubles with the 2MB limit - so had to split *LOL* ...So now you have an excuse to use hi-res renders... 🥴 (I was not even aware there is a leaderboard. And it clearly shows I have troubles shutting up 😇)

#MeToo

This one honestly no so bad...

Leaked - Exclusive sleeve for the earliest pre-orders.

Don't forget the telescoping katana edition; also functions as FM antenna w/o the need for headphones!

These tweets are getting really bold recently. (sorry, Eske)

Did you all notice that on every of those advertisement posts on their official twitter some fingers are blocking the view to the keyboard cutouts? I begin to wonder if the fingers are included in the device. https://mobile.twitter.com/thefxtec/status/1191784773796147200/photo/1

Somewhat offtopic this one.

I researched the company Chen shot the last video at. And as it turns out, it's actually not the one we think it is:

The next update video came faster than expected, wow.

When I am staring at hose Elephone screen protectors...

I can't believe I missed this when I first watched the video. * *I'm just poking fun, please don't hurt me over this.

Finally enough phones to play agent and just step on your phone after finishing a call. A dream comes true. P.S. I think it would be easier to just give eske a container full. Logistics are less complicated that way.

Investing just a few minutes, I recomputed ... Taking your estimations of package size and a standard 20-ft-container, around 18000 packages should fit. I hope they don't load them that way, because the lower ones might arrive slightly crumpled... But the ship on the picture is a CSCL Globe-Class vessel with a capacity of thrilling 19000 TEU, resulting in a potential freight of whooping 3.4 x 10^8, should be 342 Billion Pro1s. Enough for all of us, even taking into account Eske buying around 50 of them...

If you exclude Netman's one that fell off, I estimate based on package dimensions of 20x13x8 cm, you could fit 32,343 per container, and I count 1432 containers, so that means 4,534,575 pro ones. I do like the keyboard layout tho... <spoiler>I know it may seem like I have lots of time to waste, and I actually considered doing that for real, but in reality, I just made up all those numbers</spoiler>

when you just stare at the order page to see if it's shipped already, this is what you need

We regret having to announce a further delay, but the pictures of the delivering ship were mixed up. The ship loaded with the Pro1s was actually this one... Optionally you can benefit from our special self-dry offer...

Cherish the good times when there where phones available round every corner? They aren't lost forever- Next step of development: The FxTec Pro^Booth

I guess the self-assembly version is for the (yet to be released) Scandi keyboard?!

I would totally buy that too!

And our sincere apologies 😄

This is outright blasphemy to associate the poor fellow with these fruits.... 😇

Secret deleted tweets!

It's revealed that there's a Windows 98SE port for Pro1 in the works.