Post by @andre@metalfriends-rocks.nl
A new adventure begins. How do you break away from Big Tech? In my case, an Apple iPhone.
My current contract with Odido (formerly T-Mobile in the Netherlands) was up for renewal. The question was whether to renew with or without a new cell phone. I chose “renew with a new cell phone.” I went with the #fairphone 6+.
Now I just have to wait for it to be delivered.
That means I’ll start by installing /e/OS on it. Then, step by step, I’ll figure out what challenges I’ll run into. Not so much because of /e/OS itself, but because of the switch from #iOS to /e/OS.
My goal is also to document this adventure step by step and publish it later. In my opinion, there’s simply not enough user experience out there. Hopefully, this will help others make the switch from big tech to an alternative.
To be continued
#eos #fairphone #privacy #bigtech
@andre@metalfriends-rocks.nl
Looking forward to seeing this journey documented, as I am on a similar path to "Freedom"
@andre No idea what you will pay in total with the renewal with Fairphone 6+, but I assume you didn't get the option to have it pre-installed with e/OS.
@AngelaScholder Exactly. And I can be open and honest with you (and the rest), pay €576 for the Fairphone 6+.
At Murena.com you pay €699.99 (thats incl. /e/OS)
At fairphone.com you pay €649.
So, not a really bad deal from Odido.
For those who are curious, I started writing some pages here:
xwiki.c-sync.nl/xwiki/bin/view…
The #Fairphone hasn't arrived yet but when it does I'll add some more pages. For now it's not more than background information.
Nice! Today I received the Fairphone 6+. I was a bit shocked about the amount of Google stuff is default installed. But thats gone now. I managed it to install /e/OS.
The first steps in getting Google free.
See my xwiki page for those who want to follow my story.
xwiki.c-sync.nl/xwiki/bin/view…