answered
2016-02-19 17:41:27 +0200
For my experience - reproducing my answer (also here https://together.jolla.com/question/128547/taobao-jolla-tablet-and-os-security/)
I'm typing this on my Jolla tablet running SailfishOS from taobao. It's a model JT-1501 and shipped in the Jolla packaging. Clearly i'd rather have given my money to Jolla, but i wanted the tablet. From purchase to delivery in the UK was SIX DAYS. If anyone wants to replicate this, i can post the shop i used via yoybuy(an english language broker for taobao).
works perfectly, beautiful tablet.. really enjoying it.
UPDATE:
I ordered this tablet - http://world.taobao.com/item/525258878357.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.dfarzg#detail
if you look at the page using google translate, you can see the option is 'Jolla' or 'Android'. Clearly - I chose Jolla (Sailfish OS). This choice is critical if you want it running SailfishOS! If you choose Android, the price is lower at 998 Yuan - when you choose SailfishOS, it's 1298 Yuan (sorry for saying yen in the initial version of this post).
Now, as I can't read Mandarin, I used Yoybuy.com to order from Taobao. This service allows you to have it bought in China, and shipped to a local destination (optionally at this point you can have photos of the device / packaging sent to you) - and then you use Yoybuy to ship onwards.
The advantage of Yoybuy is that I can load credit from Paypal into them - therefore no need to use my credit card with (possibly suspect) chinese processors.
Finally - The total cost to me was as follows;
$212.79 Products fee: $32.01 International shipping: $21.28 Service fee: $1.31 Customs Fee: $8.02 Insurance Fee: $0 Storage Fee: $ --- Coupons Fee:
Cheaper shipping options were available.
I had a good experience here - but of course I make no guarantees that yours will be as good. YMMV.
Does this belong to TJC? Those Tabao tablets are not related to Jolla since they are from a roque manufacturer and their authenticity can't be made sure. I won't close this though since I don't want to be blamed for misusing my powers :P
jollailija ( 2016-02-19 17:42:23 +0200 )editWell if there's a large volume of folks being successful or alternatively being ripped off..it'll be good for the community to know. Buyer Beware! Feel free to delete the topic if you want though.
RussH ( 2016-02-19 17:47:02 +0200 )editI ordered one on Yoybuy.com the same day China went on holiday (8th feb) ... So nothing happened during 7 days. Now, they say it's a good sale so there are now some delay, I'm still waiting. Fingers crossed. For what is worth, it was this product: http://world.taobao.com/item/525246736574.htm Edit 21st Feb.: At last, the parcel has been sent.
Jordi ( 2016-02-19 21:04:30 +0200 )editThanks @RussH.
If you are interested, (I would be for feedback purposes), I made an ambience package, suitable (to my knowledge) for Jolla tablet. It carries the same name (for now) as my Ambience-AllBlack package, available only from my dropbox account (one user on OpenRepos confirmed my package works on his tablet).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bjc4mhc4f8knnbf/Ambience-AllBlack-0.5-1.noarch.rpm?dl=0
To remove, should you choose to install, simply open terminal and type
pkcon remove Ambience-AllBlack
(no need for devel-su).If possible, post a screenshot of the homescreen (no covers), so I can see if the 1024x1024 wallpaper displays as I expect it should. Thanks :)
Spam Hunter ( 2016-02-25 01:11:02 +0200 )edit@Markkyboy, here's some screenshots for you - homescreen and the activity screen (whatever it's officially called). The 'waffle pattern' seems obscured on the latter. https://www.dropbox.com/s/77mbziqgmvt81o9/homescreen.png?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/568vdas7qfjomtr/activity.png?dl=0
RussH ( 2016-02-25 14:17:03 +0200 )edit