Are there as many as two havens in Scotland? I’m still trying to find out if the one in Forres is still active.
Aside from EFCT18, the only time I have seen someone with a Fairphone was at a London Green Drinks meetup in late 2015, before I got one myself.
Since acquiring my FP2 and moving to Leamington Spa I have identified another user in my town. I spotted her Phone Co-op email address during an exchange on the LETS newsgroup and asked her if she had a Fairphone; she said yes and I asked her how she was getting on with it, but she never replied to that.
I’ve attended the Phone Co-op AGM once but didn’t spot any Fairphones there.
Apparently there was someone in my local Green Party who had a Fairphone but gave it up for an iPhone. What is the matter with people??
Correction - the Fairphone user in Leamington is involved with Community Energy Warwickshire, not LETS. There is a Phone Co-op account holder in the LETS circle but, in her own words, “I haven’t ventured into Fairphone territory yet.”
I just met a Fairphoner in my GP’s waiting room. His FP2 was equipped with a (cracked) transparent slim case, so I told him he can get an opaque slim case for free. We didn’t have a long time to chat (an older lady complained I was too loud ), but he got to tell me of two other Fairphoners amongst friends & family. Of course, I had to tell him of our quarterly Stammtisch meetups in Aachen and our upcoming movie showing.
He was called upon before me, so I’m glad I was shameless enough to push my Fairphone card (just a Fairphone sticker with my name & email address handwritten on its back) on him in time.
Again, I spotted a FP in the train, but this time very far away from Amsterdam ;). This morning I sat in the train from Lyon to Marseille next to a Frenchman with a Fairphone! We had a very short conversation about it as he was clearly busy but it was a nice coincidence to see a Fairphone so far from home :).
I see Fairphones all the time because I only befriend people, who have a Fairphone… Just kidding, of course. Indeed, I took a discipleship course with two friends, who both own a Fairphone 2, but one of the other course participants also had a FP2. So from ~20 participants 4 in total had a Fairphone (20%). Nice average.
I started this topic over 4 years ago and it’s very nice to read through the stories. Hope there will be many more, now with all three FPs. (thanks @urs_lesse for opening it again)
A friend sent me a picture the other day and wrote: “Got a package from the Netherlands”. The picture showed the package of the FP3.
I replied to him and asked why he has chosen a Fairphone and he mentioned that he remembered me talking about it. He needed a new company phone and so he ordered the FP3. His boss by the way was happy that it was a cheap buy compared to others.
Bielefeld #heaven is growing =)
… and then all of a sudden you get a first-ever Telegram message from a neighbour across the yard who asks you if you could give any advice, he’s considering buying a Fairphone 3. He read not just the sign of the times, but also the sign(s) opposite to his window.
Incoming German Minister for Agriculture Cem Özdemir [r.] taking a photo just after the swearing in of Germany’s new chancellor [l., bald] today, using … a Fairphone 3?
P.S.: Might not be his own, I vaguely seemed to notice in the background that he handed the phone back to the red-haired woman (perhaps a Green MP, maybe Agnieszka Brugger)?
EDIT: The complete “scene” from the 3:35:13 time mark here:
– and from that I think it’s not Brugger. But certainly the FP3
‘And then I saw they had a Fairphone’ sure isn’t as rare as it used to be! I know at least five people who own FP3s and three who own FP2s, and I also see them in the wild a lot more. It used to be a rare thing to see someone pull out an FP2 but these days I see FP3s everywhere. Granted, this is a university town so it’s a self-selected sample, but still, it’s noticeable.
A couple of months ago, I met a girl at the organic market in Zwolle who had a FP3. And a few weeks later, I was on the train with a lady with FP3 as well We talked the whole train ride about fairphone, sustainability and other related subjects… I think I know about 5 people who own one (and hopefully more will join) ^ ^
I think it would be great if Fairphone offered the wireless earphones in optional Fairphone blue! That way you could see immediately that someone has a Fairphone, also they would be a good start to a conversation into Fairphone. Just like the blue case I had for FP1. Haven’t bought one for the FP3 as I think they are too expensive.
Happy to see that this thread I started ages ago is still active from time to time.
When I was in the waiting queue for my Covid-19 vaccination booster jab this wednesday, there were two people almost right behind me holding FP3s (the green case is quite an eye-catcher), too.
), but he got to tell me of two other Fairphoners amongst friends & family. Of course, I had to tell him of our quarterly 
We talked the whole train ride about fairphone, sustainability and other related subjects… I think I know about 5 people who own one (and hopefully more will join) ^ ^