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Why spend 50€ for Fairphone to install e/OS for you? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/e_os@lemmy.world
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I have a Google Pixel 5 that I installed e/OS myself on, but I dropped it a few days ago and the touch sensor is broken in such annoying locations that I feel the need for a new phone. So, trying to be more environmentally conscious, I wanted to try a fairphone for better repairability. I know they have been offering a version with e/OS pre-installed, but I only learned today that it is 50€ more expensive.

Do any of you guys know what the benefit of letting them do it is? I guess there technically is a risk I mess it up and brick my brand new phone, but I think the risk is so small that I am willing to take it.

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[–] 1 point 9 months ago

I did not buy the phone from Murena and installed it myself but it took me 3 attempts before everything was in good shape, so it is much more convenient to buy it pre-installed, which I'd maybe do next time (hopefully 10 years from now given the fairphone promise of being repairable).

Very happy with /e/ OS. I sponsor Murena a little by subscribing to their Workplace product, which works well. App backup works fairly well too, so redoing the install is not terrible, but I hope to avoid it from now on (⁀ᗢ⁀)

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