Re: Any opinions on purchasing from Koolu?
If you're in Canada, go with Koolu. I made the mistake of ordering from the Openmoko store because the shipping with UPS was cheaper, but it ended up being much more expensive when it arrived because of their "brokerage fees" (it was something like $120). Joe. On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 6:12 PM, Nick Van Fossen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been trying to purchase a new 850 Freerunner for almost 2 weeks now, but > as you already know the openmoko online store still says they are to arrive > on July 25th... The only two US distributors are Koolu, and gp2xstore.com. > Gp2xstore.com only lists the Neo 1973 - not freerunner, and has been ignoring > my e-mails for a week and a half, so I guess my only choice is Koolu. > > But, Koolu looks like they want to go a different direction with their phones > than Openmoko does by installing Android, Google Apps, and some other goodies > that I have no interest in. I've been hesitant to purchase from them because > of this, but I'm wondering if anyone else has purchased an 850 Freerunner > from Koolu and how that went? Did you get your phone? Have any problems > with Koolu? Do you have any problems installing any of the openmoko > builds/stacks? > > Thanks! > -Nick > _ > Get more from your digital life. Find out how. > http://www.windowslive.com/default.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Home2_082008 > ___ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Any opinions on purchasing from Koolu?
I just spent the last three days with two guys from Koolu at LinuxWorld (a post from me about this is coming). I can tell you the guys were definitely legit, and that if their customer service is anything like the two reps, it will be well above par. They are based in Canada, however, not the US (Toronto)... And as to what they may install... doesn't really matter. The phone is the phone, the software changes in about 7 minutes, so if it comes with something you don't want, it really doesn't matter. Jeffrey Malone On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 6:06 PM, xaos x <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I ordered mine from them. Got it in a couple of weeks. You'll need to sign > for it when you get it so, unless you're home when it arrives, be prepared > to visit your post office to pick it up. They ship it CA ExpressPost, which > interfaces with USPS. AS for the phone, it was the same Freerunner with > om2007.2 on it. > > -Tom > > - Original Message - > From: "Nick Van Fossen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: community@lists.openmoko.org > Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:12:47 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Any opinions on purchasing from Koolu? > > > I've been trying to purchase a new 850 Freerunner for almost 2 weeks now, > but as you already know the openmoko online store still says they are to > arrive on July 25th... The only two US distributors are Koolu, and > gp2xstore.com. Gp2xstore.com only lists the Neo 1973 - not freerunner, > and has been ignoring my e-mails for a week and a half, so I guess my only > choice is Koolu. > > But, Koolu looks like they want to go a different direction with their > phones than Openmoko does by installing Android, Google Apps, and some other > goodies that I have no interest in. I've been hesitant to purchase from > them because of this, but I'm wondering if anyone else has purchased an 850 > Freerunner from Koolu and how that went? Did you get your phone? Have any > problems with Koolu? Do you have any problems installing any of the > openmoko builds/stacks? > > Thanks! > -Nick > _ > Get more from your digital life. Find out how. > http://www.windowslive.com/default.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Home2_082008 > ___ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > ___ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Any opinions on purchasing from Koolu?
I ordered mine from them. Got it in a couple of weeks. You'll need to sign for it when you get it so, unless you're home when it arrives, be prepared to visit your post office to pick it up. They ship it CA ExpressPost, which interfaces with USPS. AS for the phone, it was the same Freerunner with om2007.2 on it. -Tom - Original Message - From: "Nick Van Fossen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: community@lists.openmoko.org Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:12:47 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Any opinions on purchasing from Koolu? I've been trying to purchase a new 850 Freerunner for almost 2 weeks now, but as you already know the openmoko online store still says they are to arrive on July 25th... The only two US distributors are Koolu, and gp2xstore.com. Gp2xstore.com only lists the Neo 1973 - not freerunner, and has been ignoring my e-mails for a week and a half, so I guess my only choice is Koolu. But, Koolu looks like they want to go a different direction with their phones than Openmoko does by installing Android, Google Apps, and some other goodies that I have no interest in. I've been hesitant to purchase from them because of this, but I'm wondering if anyone else has purchased an 850 Freerunner from Koolu and how that went? Did you get your phone? Have any problems with Koolu? Do you have any problems installing any of the openmoko builds/stacks? Thanks! -Nick _ Get more from your digital life. Find out how. http://www.windowslive.com/default.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Home2_082008 ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Any opinions on purchasing from Koolu?
I got one from Koolu and it's a completely stock model. Apparently they can't yet afford the special silk screened Debian tartan weave, and they can't yet get debian+android running on the phones, so the version I got was the same one everyone else is getting. They ship from Canada, so you may have to pay customs their bribe to get it. On Thursday 07 August 2008 19:12:47 Nick Van Fossen wrote: > > I've been trying to purchase a new 850 Freerunner for almost 2 weeks now, but > as you already know the openmoko online store still says they are to arrive > on July 25th... The only two US distributors are Koolu, and gp2xstore.com. > Gp2xstore.com only lists the Neo 1973 - not freerunner, and has been ignoring > my e-mails for a week and a half, so I guess my only choice is Koolu. > > But, Koolu looks like they want to go a different direction with their phones > than Openmoko does by installing Android, Google Apps, and some other goodies > that I have no interest in. I've been hesitant to purchase from them because > of this, but I'm wondering if anyone else has purchased an 850 Freerunner > from Koolu and how that went? Did you get your phone? Have any problems > with Koolu? Do you have any problems installing any of the openmoko > builds/stacks? > > Thanks! > -Nick > _ > Get more from your digital life. Find out how. > http://www.windowslive.com/default.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Home2_082008 > ___ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > -- Daniel Benoy http://daniel.benoy.name ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Any opinions on purchasing from Koolu?
I've been trying to purchase a new 850 Freerunner for almost 2 weeks now, but as you already know the openmoko online store still says they are to arrive on July 25th... The only two US distributors are Koolu, and gp2xstore.com. Gp2xstore.com only lists the Neo 1973 - not freerunner, and has been ignoring my e-mails for a week and a half, so I guess my only choice is Koolu. But, Koolu looks like they want to go a different direction with their phones than Openmoko does by installing Android, Google Apps, and some other goodies that I have no interest in. I've been hesitant to purchase from them because of this, but I'm wondering if anyone else has purchased an 850 Freerunner from Koolu and how that went? Did you get your phone? Have any problems with Koolu? Do you have any problems installing any of the openmoko builds/stacks? Thanks! -Nick _ Get more from your digital life. Find out how. http://www.windowslive.com/default.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Home2_082008 ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
