Wednesday, 2025-10-29

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VF1JHello, what happens if the Jolla Phone CS 2 is used in North America?21:42
VF1JWill the Jolla police come get me?21:44
VF1JWhat are the policy restrictions against North Americans using this phone?21:47
Solrac[m]There's restrictions?21:50
makroloni think the US department of the Jolla Police(tm) is pretty small in terms of resourcing so i'd not worry too much about it :)21:50
VF1JWell, one cannot buy the Jolla Phone directly if s/he is North American. That is a restriction. Add to that, Jolla users need to be registered, so the company can track location and verify it is being used in Europe.21:54
VF1JA VPN might be needed21:55
VF1Jwhen using21:55
KetoVF1J: unlike some other companies, we do not track our users, and don't care where you use your devices :)22:14
VF1JGood to know. In a coke / pepsi world, some want water.22:15
VF1JCoke / pepsi are not nice, not just for your health, but the world. So some want other options. Places not as blessed with progressive thinking as Europe when it comes to tech. Pine64 killed their phone projects.22:17
Ketowe just don't have the resources to deal with sales out side EU, so that's why it's only available here22:17
VF1JBut if the buyer takes her own initiative and she offers to pay for the device and shipping, how is this a problem?22:18
VF1JAnd then her friends also want one...22:19
VF1JA buyer is a buyer, no?22:20
Ketowell there are a lot more things involved than just shipping the thing22:21
VF1JGovernments do not like you selling?22:22
VF1J(usualy gvernments do not like the idea of choice)22:22
Ketowell, yes, there are different regulations and whatnot. I do not know all the details22:23
VF1JGoogle is restricting sideloading in future updates. Apple, already priced out-of-this-planet, restricts sideloading for a while now.22:25
VF1JThis could be good news for Jolla. There are users who are fed up with the tightening stranglehold.22:26
VF1JThe other options are untenable, operating systems like Ubuntu Touch have years to go before being usable.22:27
VF1JApparently, Jolla is the most refined of all the systems.22:27
VF1Jalt systems22:27
VF1JAnyway, please consider opening Jolla to North America23:06
trigpointI had one of the original Jolla phones and later an XA2 with Sailfish which still works23:20
trigpointConsidering the new Jolla phone but the big thing I am missing is contactless payment, is there a workaround?23:23
trigpointI did avoid Google Play Services on the XA223:24
trigpointDoes that overcome the payment and a lot of apps that fail such as rail ticket apps?23:26

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