11-14-2020, 03:10 AM
(11-13-2020, 10:27 PM)JuniperFury Wrote:(11-11-2020, 01:14 PM)bcnaz Wrote: The Librem would be the 'next step' but I believe that sells for $700 - $750 USD. that has a removable/ replaceable modem.
and it is not currently as 'usable' as the Pine phone.
Why do you think that Librem 5 is not as usable as PinePhone? I think it is already faster and more stable. Purism works on both software and hardware, so I expect it to become a reliable daily driver faster.
>Can you link me to the modem isolation discussion?
You should be able to find details here: https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PinePhone or here: https://xnux.eu/devices/feature/modem-pp...-pinephone.
>So most mobile network modems are blackboxes? Is there any way to reverse engineer them or hobble together my own 3G modem for private use?
AFAK no, but see here: https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=11815.
>Do you think the PineTab is stable enough to use a voip app?
PineTab is ne less progressed than PinePhone, so I doubt it.
> But I want to be able to quickly throw away the IMEI if I have to without throwing the whole phone away.
Only Librem 5 allows to do this.