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Re: Ubuntu Edge (the Ubuntu handset)

 

It will have usb otg not full usb host
On Jul 31, 2013 2:14 PM, "Josh Leverette" <coder543@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yes.
>
> Sincerely,
> Josh
> On Jul 31, 2013 7:12 AM, "Николай Шатохин" <n.shatokhin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to plug USB gamepad, USB flash or my custom USB device?
>>
>>
>> 2013/7/31 Daniel Clem <clem11388@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> Host meaning plugging a USB hard drive into the Edge and accessing it?
>>> That I don't know. Android now suuports this, and Ubuntu Touch being the
>>> same code as Ubuntu Desktop, I assume it would be able to support this.
>>>
>>> The only question are there MHL to female USB connectors?? Anyone know?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Николай Шатохин" <n.shatokhin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>>>>     Josh
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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