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[Николай Шатохин <n.shatokhin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Will it have USB host?


2013/7/30 Daniel Clem <clem11388@xxxxxxxxx>

> Everyone needs to submit "Tips” to OMG Ubuntu and any other site that
> would be interested. Especially if they have already covered an article
> about the Edge. Because being announced to support Verizon and Sprint is a
> BIG development that will gather mass interest.
>
> We need to really hit hard on that this will be the most Network Versatile
> device ever built by anyone, much less an independent company.
>
> "Николай Шатохин" <n.shatokhin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> The rate of collection of money has slowed :(
>>
>>
>> 2013/7/30 John Kim <johnkim.ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> Farewell to 3G is more than welcome. Glad Ubuntu edge will be a 4G
>>> phone!
>>>
>>> Daniel Clem <clem11388@xxxxxxxxx>이 씀:
>>>
>>>> No Problem, I bout fell over when I read it! :-) we really need to
>>>> spread the word about this as there are probably ALOT of people that are on
>>>> Verizon or Sprint that looked, seen it was most likely was GSM and moved
>>>> on.
>>>>
>>>> OMG Ububtu needs to cover this with a BIG article and include at least
>>>> one if not multiple source stating Verizon will completely switch to LTE.
>>>> More recent the better.
>>>>
>>>> Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> That's astonishing. I thought it would be about 2016 before LTE would
>>>>> be used for voice and texting, but apparently Verizon is moving things
>>>>> along quite rapidly:
>>>>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57591213-94/verizon-says-first-lte-only-phones-to-arrive-in-late-2014/
>>>>>
>>>>> That says late 2014. This is a short production run of an ultra
>>>>> advanced product. A few months early is less than surprising. So yes, this
>>>>> sounds like it will work on Verizon. I apologize for being wrong earlier, I
>>>>> had no idea that they would roll this out.
>>>>> On Jul 29, 2013 7:05 PM, "Daniel Clem" <clem11388@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> NEW UPDATE!!! The Indiegogo page now states specifically states the
>>>>>> Edge will work with "LTE and GSM networks, including Verizon and Sprint” !!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Taking it exactly as it reads, that means it will not work on CDMA
>>>>>> 3G. But once Verizon's LTE spreads to rural areas, the both voice and data
>>>>>> will most likely switch to all LTE and phase out CDMA over a few years
>>>>>> until all the (at that point) 3G legacy phones are no longer uses.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What do you guys think??
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Daniel Clem <clem11388@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I deleted the more relevant mail already, so sorry for being out of
>>>>>>> order. But we have a GSM phone and account from a pay as you go company
>>>>>>> called "Tracfone”. Is this Sim card compatible with?? If so I will
>>>>>>> definitely pledge one I have 830 saved.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Omar B." <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nice, thx for recording the data and the graph.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> did you get any data on individuals who may had purchased multiple
>>>>>>>> times consecutively? , how many each individual got ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I Think indiegogo only lets you select one perk even if you add
>>>>>>>> more cash to the amount.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So it wouldn't be a surprise if some made multiple purchases
>>>>>>>> consecutively.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anyway this will be a crucial week, hope their double edge and
>>>>>>>> other perks get mass acceptance.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>>> From: coder543@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:41:00 -0500
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)
>>>>>>>> To: estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> CC: ubuntu-phone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Actually, this will probably help. This is the amount of funding
>>>>>>>> the project had received over time. The data was sampled at a rate of once
>>>>>>>> every 90 seconds. You can clearly see the moment when the $600 phone option
>>>>>>>> ran out. Calculating the trend line for the second half of the graph
>>>>>>>> indicates that the campaign will raise about $20,000,000 total over the
>>>>>>>> full period of the campaign, which is not enough. I believe that this is
>>>>>>>> the reason Canonical introduced the Double Edge option a few minutes ago,
>>>>>>>> which might boost sales by a little bit more. Hopefully this clarifies my
>>>>>>>> point. There lines are very smooth. If a company bought 100 units all at
>>>>>>>> once, there would be a visible blip on the graph, in my opinion. That would
>>>>>>>> be $60,000 in pledges all at once, which would break the monotony of the
>>>>>>>> graph.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Josh Leverette <
>>>>>>>> coder543@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm not saying companies *couldn't* buy from the indiegogo deal.
>>>>>>>> I'm just saying the companies with the money to buy from this fundraiser
>>>>>>>> wouldn't be able to move fast enough to have gotten in on the 1st day of
>>>>>>>> sales. Companies move slowly for the most part, and I was watching the
>>>>>>>> sales figures carefully. I've even plotted them on a graph over time as the
>>>>>>>> data has come in, starting at about $1.5million dollars in sales. I
>>>>>>>> should've started the data collection earlier, but I stupidly didn't think
>>>>>>>> to. I watched the number from the start though, even though they weren't
>>>>>>>> being recorded. The rates were constant. There was no bulk purchase done by
>>>>>>>> any one company. If you would like to review my numbers, I can send you the
>>>>>>>> spreadsheet.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >Stores and resellers were not purchasing from indiegogo yesterday.
>>>>>>>> There might have been one or two, but that's simply not what happened. This
>>>>>>>> whole campaign is all about individuals buying these phones. I don't want
>>>>>>>> to see this campaign fail anymore than you do. People will either buy them
>>>>>>>> at $830, or they won't.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> yes... sure.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I didn't see anywhere that said limited one per client.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or that you shouldn't get involved with business reasons in mind
>>>>>>>> and get a bunch of them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There's nothing to lose at the moment, which makes it even better. In
>>>>>>>> fact anyone can come in and buy most of the 35k remaining, I don't think
>>>>>>>> its prohibited.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I believe even companies got into the discounted 600 tier and took
>>>>>>>> their share and is why you see 0 in the enterprise tier. Why would you as a
>>>>>>>> company pay 80/160k when you can pay 60/120k right there (Big discount in
>>>>>>>> one go), is a no brainer, they wouldn't survive as companies by being dumb
>>>>>>>> about $, specially on this economy.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>     Josh
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>     Josh
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