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[WarpLover]

Are we limited to just one phone per order or could we order two, from your experience?

From some correspondence I had with sales via email they said you could order "up to 5" but for more than that to contact them for an Invoice (whatever that means).

Which, incidentally, had nothing to do with the question I actually asked them but maybe sharing this information here ends up helping someone else out, after all.

Your avatar looks like a RS Color Computer to me.

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I guess I need to make it clear, I'm just some excited guy waiting for my PinePhone, so take everything I say with this in mind.
I'm not sure how many PinePhones you can order at once, I do know that you're not able to combine PinePhones and with other items, there's an issue with the type of batteries installed in the PinePhones.
As for accessories, I ordered a case, the protective glass, as well as the Keyboard. I didn't really need another Keyboard, however, the Keyboard has 2 USB slots in it, as well as I wanted to support the Pine community.
It took 2 to 3 weeks for the accessories to show up here in the US, so they ship them fairly quickly, I suspect it may take a few months to get the PinePhone. One delay is the Chinese New Year, the country basically shuts down for 2 weeks - Think Christmas, New Years, and Thanksgiving, ALL at once for a comparison. So I'm just playing "hurry up and wait".

"from your experience" shows I'm clear
I have heard that accessories have to be a separate order
The software finally sounds like its at a point where I am willing to jump in.
I haven't visited the accessories for PP page yet. I don't even know what is offered. When I asked, I was thinking along the lines of special cables to ssh, or extra batteries, special power bricks, etc., but am glad to hear that those pieces are also there.

Ugh, once again I have succeeded in not being clear. I bought the model that didn't require me to purchase the extra cable; Convergence
https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-com...46c16e2e66

To me the extra memory and cable was something I wanted. While you can set up SSH without the cable, it was the ability to use it as an OTG cable that sealed it for me. I plan on using the Phone for playing with SDR's so I know I'll want to hang dongles off of it.

I want a convergence running Mobian. I always max out on the HW options when I buy something like this, so 3gb is a must. I will want to use the phone as a computer, so the ability to have mouse, keyboard and full screen is fantastic. And a phone that could run on a wired Ethernet! Who would have thought?
I also will want to do SDR. I was disappointed to hear that almost every wifi chipset has FM built in, but no one make drivers for them and apparently they aren't completely hooked up within the chip either. FM will be nice to have on the SDR.
I was just thinking about Pine64s keyboard with 2 USB ports. So you plug in the convergence adapter and that adds a USB hub to the phone. And when you plug a Pine64 keyboard into that, it adds another USB hub? Is the keyboard using external power, or is it getting its power from the convergence adapter in that scenario? Just wondering out loud.

The RTL-SDR has been demonstrated as working with the PinePhone.

I'm pushing my luck here, but I wonder if anyone has tried a Hauppauge TV tuner in the USB port of the adapter? It's used on linux and many home theater boxes, I just wondered if they have tried it on the phone yet?

So after the Feb announcement, its clear I won't get Mobian preinstalled. No Biggie. All I can say on the decision for only shipping Manjero preinstalled is....it better work.