[survey] Would you buy another phone from Jolla? [not relevant]

asked 2016-01-22 23:33:39 +0300

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updated 2016-01-22 23:34:24 +0300

A Jolla Phone 2?

I'm not asking which ingredients you want ..there are enough threads for it. Of course things like spare batteries are a must..better hardware is automatically thanks to technical evolution.

But Jolla as the hardware seller...or the new Jolla hardware company that we never heard of since it was founded (or isn't it still?)

I personally would like to buy it. Screensize could even stay but I would like that the TOH stays just to have possibilities in comparison to other phone makers.

I think Jolla/ Jolla Hardware should always make one top class phone as reference design, similar to Google Nexus devices..just more unlike and therefore better ;-)

I would be customer again!

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If "I would be customer again!" is the question (it is the question, is it?) my answer would be: 42.

Anything else? Ah, well, don't do drugs ...

FF! d

dietmar ( 2016-01-22 23:50:51 +0300 )edit

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No, @dietmar, the correct answer is mu.

pichlo ( 2016-01-23 00:05:37 +0300 )edit

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unfortunately Jolla is so bankrupt they can not even offer spare batteries. And the Jolla Shop looks like soviet union: Empty shelves, everything on display is sold out. Batteries (akkumulators) are not even on display. Good old communismn..... but I like my Jolla anyways. Many design flaws, ok, but not that bad like the Ubuntu phone (which is really far away even from beta testing, IMHO).

So what is the question at all? If Jolla failed to make it? Sure. Now I have it I like it and use it up. No spare parts? Prone to become garbage. What is different from chinese way doing it??

42, I can not see anything that makes sense.

dietmar ( 2016-01-23 00:19:04 +0300 )edit

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I bought my Jolla about 1 month ago. I have switched from Galaxy Note 2. Although worse specs its software is brilliant. I would definitly buy another jolla as soon as it is released. I really hope that Jolla company will be able to outlast in os battle, because their child, Sailfish, is the most wonderful operating mobile system in the world.

johny ( 2016-01-23 09:51:35 +0300 )edit

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I would buy any new model that comes with SailfishOS pre-installed. (No "community-ports", that is.) It wouldn't make any difference if it's made by Jolla or any other company. There's just no alternative if you're looking for a GNU/Linux phone with a desktop-like distribution. I once thought Ubuntu would be an alternative to Sailfish - until I tried it. Although it's hard to believe for those who complain how many features Sailfish lacks in comparison to Android and iOS: Ubuntu is even worse. So: Yes, I buy a new phone from Jolla,

ossi1967 ( 2016-01-23 09:51:45 +0300 )edit

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answered 2016-01-26 17:15:18 +0300

derSoe
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Yes, definitely!

At first I received a device with a hardware defect. (The reboot problem) But Jolla support nerver gave me the feeling being trapped. After trying to repair it they sent me a new phone. This one works perfectly fine for a very long time now.

Thank you Jolla!

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Simply no.

pepilo ( 2016-01-26 21:29:39 +0300 )edit

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answered 2016-01-26 17:25:53 +0300

kormarun
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Yes, absolutely. Completely happy with my only phone for the last 1.5 years. Sail On!

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me too :-)

cemoi71 ( 2016-01-27 10:45:09 +0300 )edit

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answered 2016-03-07 19:25:27 +0300

dlandoncole
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If the offer was right, I would certainly consider it. The strongest selling point remains Sailfish. I've gone back to using it (while my OnePlus Two is being repaired), and it stands up very well. It is still a very intuitive, well-designed OS. It's amazing how quickly you get back into the gestures, which suggests that Jolla/Sailfish are not just onto a good idea, but are implementing well.

The issue would be, of course, the hardware. I don't want to rehash the issues we've had with TOH and batteries, but if Jolla, or a partner, put together a decent package, or an easy way for me to put Sailfish on another device, it would certainly be appealing. I still think the basic idea of having a means of plugging in extra bits is solid.

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answered 2016-03-09 14:15:18 +0300

dglent
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Yes i would buy again Jolla with Sailfish OS and the reasons are:

Linux
I can have root access on MY phone without hacks etc
I am not bothered with unnecessary applications as Facebook, twitter and other useless services running on the background.
Multitasking: eg i can listen my radio and brows the internet the same time
I don't need to charge the battery every day as with Android (i suppose that is due the running services in the background)
GUI fast and ergonomic, the best than i have ever used.
Design, much more beautiful environment than android

I'd like to buy the tablet too but it is not available any more

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answered 2016-01-26 07:17:24 +0300

anandrkris

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NO. Not from India definitely.

I bought it from their Indian online partner snapdeal. No accessories (TOH), no proper after service, minimal regional language support (Hindi fonts and keyboard is introduced only now).

https://together.jolla.com/question/58577/other-half-covers-in-india-and-batteries/ https://together.jolla.com/question/59742/jolla-service-center-details-in-india/ https://together.jolla.com/question/91699/there-is-no-customer-support-in-india/ https://together.jolla.com/question/57064/hindi-indian-characters-are-not-being-displayed/

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Well Android didn't even get an on-screen keyboard at all until v1.5 (and good luck finding a device with a Hindi HW keyboard). Until this release, Android also didn't have: a home screen, widgets, video recording or playback, user dictionaries, A2DP support - all of which were included in Sailfish from day one.

Android 1.5 Platform Highlights (April 2009):

New Features

On-screen soft keyboard
- Works in both portrait and landscape orientation
- Support for user installation of 3rd party keyboards
- User dictionary for custom words
Home screen
- Widgets
- Bundled home screen widgets include: analog clock, calendar, music player, picture frame, and search
- Live folders
Camera & Gallery
- Video recording
- Video playback (MPEG-4 & 3GP formats)
Bluetooth
- Stereo Bluetooth support (A2DP and AVCRP profiles)
- Auto-pairing
- Improved handsfree experience

Lomax ( 2016-01-27 20:49:16 +0300 )edit

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Being an open source enthusiast and Linux fan boy I absolutely love SailfishOS and appreciate what they were able to pull off in limited time frame but doesn't mean it is superior to what is out there in market. And what's the point of comparing a feature set from past? I have another phone from Apple and its brilliant when in comes to typing in my regional language (Tamil). I gave up on Sailfish when it kept crashing randomly and had to find a reliable replacement phone where I can actually make calls without random shutdowns and not having to do rebalance operations to free memory.

anandrkris ( 2016-01-29 11:50:22 +0300 )edit

@anandrkris There are so many absurdities in that comment I can't be bothered to deal with them all. But you're clearly neither a "Linux fanboy" nor an "open source enthusiast". Enjoy your cyanide laced fruit! :)

Lomax ( 2016-01-29 13:46:39 +0300 )edit

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@Lomax - Thanks. It's interesting you know a lot more about me than myself and I have no intentions to prove myself here. If you did a little digging you would know that I've given up Sailfish OS only after much struggle. And yes we all know how Sailfish OS is such a patron of FOSS that even their simple calculator app is proprietary.

https://together.jolla.com/question/7144/jolla-randomly-shuts-down/ >> 550 odd people who voted must have been dreaming

anandrkris ( 2016-02-01 07:21:49 +0300 )edit

@anandrkris We open source enthusiasts don't give up - and we would never accept an Apple product as a substitute. They represent the polar opposite of what the FOSS movement is all about. You really cannot get any further away from the open source ethos. And by the way, you have to actually use it to qualify as a "Linux fan boy". Now I know first hand that moving away from the megacorporations' polished products is not easy, and comes with an endless stream of frustrations, incompatibilities, bugs and limitations - and I do have (some) understanding for the vast majority of people who chose to stay with a mainstream platform - if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!

Lomax ( 2016-02-03 13:36:19 +0300 )edit

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answered 2016-01-26 08:49:45 +0300

tex
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Well, I've been asking this from myself lately since my battery is pretty dead and my screen is cracked and the available Jolla one is not really worth the money and then there was the tabletgate.

I went to Estonia the other day and went to an EMT store as another sailor said they were on sale there. I weighted my options with a 135 euro Jolla in one hand and why why in a world in the other. No, I'm not going back to the old model. If it was 50 euros, maybe even 90 euros, then maybe.

I wouldn't invest in a promise - I didn't go for the tablet, either. I would've purchased it from the store, thou. I guess I have trust issues. Trust someone to deliver a nonexistent aging device? Nope.

Well, it's time to start looking for a new phone, cheap model one or maybe something completely different. Being a Linux user since the beginning of nineties, I would like it to be Sailfish based atm. Its time to see some gamefaces on people and choose my Sailfish phone from a variety of products.

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Oh yeah, and please loose the sharp corners if you ever make model two. You should see my palm sfter the rant above.

tex ( 2016-01-26 08:52:14 +0300 )edit

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You are just holding it wrong :P

jollailija ( 2016-01-26 18:14:57 +0300 )edit

Well, I just bought a slightly used Jolla from a fellow sailor for 50 e. He bought it new around the Nee Year for 130 e but said the apps he wanted to use on it didn't work so he didn't want to sit on a useless device. He was an N9 user earlier and missed the feeling and said the he really enjoyd those couple of weeks of Sailfishing. He ended up ordering online some chinese Android rough phone.So, here I am still. Bought myself and Jolla some more time.

tex ( 2016-05-08 11:44:58 +0300 )edit

And here I am commenting on my negativity with my brand new Jolla C. Oh well. Can't say I'm disappointed.

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answered 2016-01-26 15:27:42 +0300

pseudoscion

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I would definitely buy a Jolla phone 2. I think the Jolla phone 1 was excellent, OS especially. I would consider any phone that would support Sailfish OS

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answered 2016-01-29 13:01:37 +0300

Andy Branson

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I would love to buy a new Jolla phone, but after all of the troubles with NovaThor and the tablet manufacturing, I don't think Jolla should try again. I don't think it's possible to do it in the modern climate - there are too many pitfall and large players to trip you up. I think the Jolla management have already reached this conclusion.

Instead, I would really like to buy someone else's phone from last year - like a Oneplus One, and buy a subscription to Sailfish, that would give me a flashable image for my phone, and full software support to the level of a current Jolla phone or tablet through the Jolla Store, including all of the proprietary components, such as Alien Dalvik, Exchange Sync and Xt9. I would pay a regular subscription for that, maybe annually, of about €30. I'd expect additional packages to be added over time, such as audio/video codec support (e.g. ac3).

An attraction for this for people with existing Android phones is that they will receive software security updates long after their original manufacturers stopped pushing updates out. It should also reduce the system load on the phone giving a better experience even with alien dalvik running, as there'll be a lot less Java running. I wouldn't expect there to be many phones supported - the list of community ports on the Mer wiki is possibly too many,at least to start with. But a couple of the big flagship phones would be enough to generate a decent income stream for Jolla.

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That's exactly what I am hoping for. A tight cooperation of Jolla with a niche hardware manufacturer to support their specific device, uplifting a proper community port to fully supported version. A licensing fee of €30 sounds very reasonable for such a scenario; an annual subscription fee of that amount would be acceptable for me, but just. I guess as an annual subscription fee that number would be too high for too many to actually work out.

I am particularly hoping for the FairPhone2 and the PuzzlePhone.

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answered 2016-03-07 01:22:56 +0300

saja

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Yes. Definitivley. I would

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answered 2016-03-08 08:47:41 +0300

palikao

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Yes, from Jolla. I don't know if I would buy from other licensed companies.. Maybe yes or no. I do want to keep SailfishOS and Jolla european.

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