• redti@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

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

  • Meatwagon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

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

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        3 months 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.

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    3 months 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.

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        3 months ago

        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

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          3 months ago

          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?

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            3 months 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

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          3 months ago

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

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            3 months ago

            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.

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              3 months ago

              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

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                3 months ago

                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.

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                  3 months ago

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

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    3 months ago

    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).

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      3 months 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.