Hi All!
I just want to say I received my Fairphone from my family member in England a few days ago and it’s working like a charm here in Ontario! The Open Source OS works great with the carrier Fido.
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Am I seeing a new Fairphoners group emerging? 
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I sincerely hope so! It would be so great to know other Fairphoners in my area.
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Add yourself to the list and maybe someone will contact you. 
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Hi Jonnydark!
That’s great! Did you have any other option for the carrier (Koodo, Virgin, etc.) or Fido was your only choice ?
I just wrote to a friend in Czech Republic that is coming to Québec this summer, so he may bring me a fairphone at the same time…!
How’s your fairphone so far ? Are the apps working good ?
Thanks for any info!
Pierre @ Québec
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Bonjour Pierre!
Le Fairphone est magnifique!
I merely went with Fido because they are the cheapest in Canada and I already had an account with them from my older phone. Before I even considered importing the Fairphone I went on their tech support chat line and linked them to the Fairphone 2 tech specs. After they reviewed them they said it was good to go I went ahead and made arrangements to have it shipped. I suggest you do the same, if you’re with a carrier already simply get on tech support. Don’t bother going to the kiosks in malls or whatnot. Not even Fido reps knew what the hell I was talking about.
I don’t download apps so I can’t say anything about that. With the open source os I might look into getting stuff… but I’ve lived with a “dumb” phone for so long I don’t really know what I’m missing. The UX is really well integrated though and it’s much simpler to use than any tablet I’ve had.
In many respects it’s a regular phone! Just guilt free!
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That’s fantastic… I already talked to a friend of mine from Czech Republic, coming to Canada this summer, who’ll bring it with him… So we may be 2 fairphoners soon in Canada.
Cheers, thanks for all the information.
Pierre
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My boyfriend and I use PublicMobile in Montreal. It works perfectly with our fairphones and it is also a cheap company (for Canadian standards) 
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Thank you Maria! That’s really helpful.
Just ordered my fairphone! It is on the way to Quebec city…! Looking forward to it! Thanks Maria, I’ll be looking for that PublicMobile thing… First time I hear about them!
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Nice! I hope you enjoy it!
That’s weird, I asked Public Mobile if their network would take the Fairphone and I was answered no:
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The answer wasn’t no, but that it is not completely compatible.
According to http://willmyphonework.net it is not compatible with 2G, but it is compatible with 3G (on the 1900 MHz band, but not on 850MHz), and with LTE (on some frequencies).
I don’t know though what that limitations may mean in practice.
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We are using it in Public Mobile without a data plan. Everything works
fine. We can call, we can text, and we can use internet when we have wifi.
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Hello guys !
I just got my FP2 with the open os. I’m using it with Fido in Montreal.
Did you have any issue with the localisation ? I can’t get my position either with GPS, cellular network nor both. It says “Position unknown”.
Thanks !
You may wanna have a look at this:
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Hi Folks! Great to see that there is a Canadian community!
Based on the discussion here I feel confident that I’ll get a Fairphone 2 (probably Open OS) for use here in Canada.
I’m based in the GTA (Waterloo), so I will probably follow Jonnydark’s lead and go with Fido.
I’ll probably import the phone through family members in Germany - any recommendations for that?
Andre
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Hi @aerler glad you’re joining the Canuck Fairphone movement!
Importing is pretty simple… just have it shipped to your family members then have them ship it to you. I recommend a courier service where you can track where it’s at.
Installing Open OS is really simple. Follow these instructions: Fairphone Open OS Download and Instructions (LINK)
BTW I’m partial of the Translucent cover. It looks amazing and makes it feel like a very special phone.
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Thanks for the link.
I kinda agree: the translucent cover makes it look very special!
My concern about importing it is mainly with respect to customs… what was your experience?
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Translucent covers have proved to be a bit “unstable”…:
If you don’t want to handle a possible warranty return in the future (especially since living outside the EU), I advice you to go for one of the new slim covers.
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