Shame on pinephone
06-29-2021, 10:58 PM
(06-29-2021, 09:10 PM)gamerminstrel Wrote: If you bother reading the description on the product page here https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-bet...martphone/, it starts with the following:
Spoiler: They didn't bother to read the product page.
(06-29-2021, 09:10 PM)gamerminstrel Wrote: "This is the Beta Edition of the PinePhone. The pre-installed Manjaro with Plasma Mobile OS, that ships with this edition of the PinePhone, is a beta software build. This effectively means that while core functionality of the PinePhone still an ongoing effort. Thus, the device cannot considered a consumer-ready product."
Exactly. If you want something running a Unix-OS that is idiot proof, get an iPhone or Android device.
(06-29-2021, 09:10 PM)gamerminstrel Wrote: I repeat, "This device cannot be considered a consumer-ready product".
That you did not read this before you bought the pinephone is 100% your fault. This never claimed to be user-ready, and if you need a functional phone, of course right now it is cheaper and more practical to get a used phone for which software support has had more time to be perfected by the community.
The fact that Pine is offering an 85% refund is actually pretty good, @dooblewoops should take the offer. Either that or sell it to the community (although I don't know if anybody else will want to deal with them after what has been written above).
(06-29-2021, 09:10 PM)gamerminstrel Wrote: Pine64 is not exactly making a profit off of these devices, and because no profit, of course they wouldn't have a large staff for anything like customer service. This is not that type of establishment.
Yeah, that's exactly why they are so cheap. They keep comparing a brand new open-source PinePhone to a second-hand closed-source Samsung, meaning they are entirely missing the point of the PinePhone.