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[–] redti@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What about Canada, we are now a sperated market even if neighbors.

[–] mortalic@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can confirm, typing this on a FP6 I pre-ordered.

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] mortalic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That's what I'm saying I ordered this one directly from their site. Maybe they are out if stock now? Mine only took a week or so to arrive.

[–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Picked up a fp6 recently and I'm enjoying it so far. There are a few compromises but I'd rather give this company my money than Google/Samsung.

[–] Meatwagon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How long do they support updates for? Google has heen trying to sunset my perfectly fine phone for the last 3 years.

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

now come to canada

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They weren't before? What changed?

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think they weren't shipping, so people had to find a reseller or something like that

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So all that changed is they ticked a box to include "US" deliveries on their ecommerce platform? I'll never understand why that was so difficult

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

honestly, it's probably more than that. you don't just "tick a box" to send commercial packages to places.. like, did you hear about VAT?

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago

Vat is paid by the customer. In international shipping, the shipping company collects it.

Any decent ecommerce platform will automatically add the vat to the order, and it'll be collected by the 3PL provider. It's not really a business decision. Still just a box to tick

[–] cole@lemdro.id 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, they might've needed to get FCC approvals and other things to sell in the US

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's not how the FCC works. They don't approve things. You follow their standards. If you don't, they fine you. There is no approval process for devices that must comply wit FCC, UKCA, or CE.

[–] cole@lemdro.id 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

that's literally not true. you have to get a license to operate radio devices in the US.

companies must get FCC certification for their devices to legally be sold here

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

To operate. Not to sell.

It literally is true. I make and sell electronics to all three markets. There is no approval process for selling devices.

[–] cole@lemdro.id 1 points 1 week ago

That seems a little pedantic. They couldn't very well sell a phone here that doesn't operate. Functionally you do need certification

[–] Muffi@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Their phones might be good, but don't buy their earbuds/fairbuds. The bluetooth connection is so bad they are virtually useless (unless you carry your phone in a chest pocket).

[–] olbaidiablo@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

That's where the pinebuds would be a decent substitute.

[–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

This is good to know. I'm looking at potentially getting new NC ear buds. I have Bose NC 700 over ear headphones, however want earbuds. I was looking at the fair buds, but I wanna be able to walk away from my phone if needed.

I was just starting to think that I might need a new phone soon, now I know I'll be looking forward to this!