🇩🇪 🇬🇧 Fairphone Community Aachen 🗓 15. Mai 2024

Habe mir diesen Thread dann jetzt auch mal abonniert, damit ich beim nächsten Treffen dabei sein kann :slight_smile:

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Nach der Sommerpause lade ich zusammen mit dem Eine Welt Forum Aachen e. V. und dem Bündnis FAIRhandel(n) in Aachen alle Fairphoner*innen und Neugierigen ein:

:de: Das Smartphone FAIRbessern!

7. Aachener Fairphone-Stammtisch

am Freitag, 22. September 2017, um 20.00 Uhr
im Medienzentrum des Eine Welt Forum Aachen,
Welthaus | An der Schanz 1 | 52064 Aachen
(Hier zum Stadtplan)

Wir wollen nicht nur allen Fairphoner*innen mit Rat und Tat zur Seite stehen bei allen Fragen rund um ihre FP1, FP1U & FP2, sondern auch allen Interessierten erste Informationen über das Projekt und das Produkt Fairphone geben. Dazu wird es eine einführende Präsentation geben, danach werden wir uns bemühen, weitergehende Fragen zu beantworten. Im Mittelpunkt werden dann die neuen Kameramodule für das FP2 stehen, die nach Lust und Laune montiert und ausprobiert werden können. Wer bereits eines für sich selbst bestellt und bekommen hat, kriegt bei Bedarf von uns natürlich auch jede Unterstützung beim Einbau. Und natürlich geben wir auch diesmal wieder Hilfestellung und Tipps für alle „anwesenden" FP1, FP1U und FP2!

Erstmals findet der Aachener Fairphone-Stammtisch mit freundlicher Unterstützung des Eine Welt Forums Aachen e. V. in dessen Medienzentrum im Welthaus Aachen statt. Das Welthaus ist perfekt an den ÖPNV angebunden als direkter Nachbar des Bahnhofs Aachen-Schanz sowie der Bushaltestelle(n) Schanz.

Wir freuen uns auf Euch!

P. S.: Habt Ihr Module zum Recyclen oder Wiederverwenden? – Wer ein Fairphone 2 hat und zu Hause noch ein oder mehrere nicht mehr benötigte FP2-Module herumliegen hat, kann sie gerne zum Treffen mitbringen. Wir schicken sie dann nach Amsterdam zum Fairphone-Module Recycling :slight_smile:

Diese Einladung und/oder unsere Facebook-Veranstaltung dürft Ihr natürlich gerne weiterverbreiten!

:gb: 7th Aachen Fairphoners get-together 22/09/2017

Friday, 22 September 2017 at 8 pm
Medienzentrum des Eine Welt Forum Aachen,
Welthaus | An der Schanz 1 | 52064 Aachen

Find the venue on OpenStreetMap
Public transport: Train station “Aachen-Schanz” | Bus stop “Schanz”

Everyone with or without an FP1, FP1U or FP2, everyone interested, everyone curious – you are all welcome! :slight_smile:

Feel free to share this invitation and/or our Facebook Event.

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Cool.
Da wünsche ich Euch natürlich gaaaanz viel Interesse und Gäste.

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Heute Abend! :slight_smile: Tonight!


AN, 15.09.2017, S. 20

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Have fun! :smiley: Looking forward to photos!

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A packed meeting totalling 15 people both with and without Fairphones. Many needed a first time introduction to the Fairphone project (and they got a thorough one via Douwe’s Fairphone presentation) and were given a hands-on approach to the FP2’s modular build. To allow everyone a look on the FP2’s internals, we split the group and both me and @amber guided newbies through complete Fairphone vivisections (ok, we did switch them off before :wink: ) on two devices. While this did not leave much time for new camera module trials, the meeting actually even made a few FP2 owners acquainted with the mere fact of the new cameras for the first time, with one wanting to order them as soon as they become available again. And another participant who couldn’t stay that long nevertheless really wanted to try the new camera module – but insisted on trying it in his own FP2 (and that’s what we did)! Not a trace of disassembly fear with these folks tonight :thumbsup: And last but not least, FP1 owners joined us as well, with one – disappointed from the discontinuation of the FP1 battery and FP1 support – being grateful for the link to the Generic Battery forum thread. Oh, and we were even able to help out an FP2 owner whose long-awaited new display still required the necessary Fairphone OS update – another Fairphoner willingly shared his own FP2’s display with her until her FP2 update was completed.

I’m writing this right after walking home from the meeting, so you can estimate most people stayed until long after 22.00. With Düsseldorf host @amber present and enriching tonight’s meetup, surplus Fairphone materials and merchandise are travelling right now to the upcoming 14 October Düsseldorf meetup.

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Very nice meetup and thank you @urs_lesse for holding a nice presentation with loads of Q&A. Thank you for everybody joining the meetup, and asking many questions, this is why we have these sessions.

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Wow this looks amazing! I am just in the process of buying my first Fairphone. I’m from the UK, but living in Maastricht… just a hop & a skip from Aachen, so I’d love to join next time :slight_smile:

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:de: 8. Aachener Fairphone-Stammtisch

am Freitag, 24. November 2017 um 19.00 Uhr, diesmal im
Restaurant „Auf der Hörn“ | Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 10 | 0241.98900360
Bahnhof: Aachen-West | Bushaltestelle: Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße


AN 23.11.2017, S. 20

:gb: 8th Aachen Fairphoners get-together

Friday 24 November 2017 at 1900 h
Restaurant „Auf der Hörn“ | Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 10 | +49.241.98900360
Train station: Aachen-West | Bus stop: Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße

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Lots of (by now) familiar faces at our final 2017 meetup, including returning “founding members” still holding on to their trusty FP1s and FP1U as well as recent joiners allowing us to present the full FP2 slim case colour range to those pondering whether the FP2 is their (next) thing. Conversations ranged from the Fairphone cameras to the pros and cons of updating, from the pains of bloatware to the question if an ever slower smartphone (it was an iPhone!) can be rejuvenated by resetting it and also, from local history to the challenges of electric mobility in a country firmly under control of a fossil fuel-addicted car industry. While we didn’t reach the turnout of our public event in September, it was nevertheless a lively get-together totalling 9 people, 2 FP1s, 1 FP1U and 4 FP2s. The odds are good that the latter number will increase by christmas time. :wink:

See you again next year!

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Liebe Öcher FP-Fans,
nach meinem Wechsel auf ein FP2 liegt nun mein FP1U hier in Aachen nutzlos herum. Es ist unbeschädigt, hat 3,5 Jahre anstandslos funktioniert und ein originalverpackter Reserve-Akku würde auch gern seine Dienste tun. Gibt es eventuell bei Euch jemanden, denen ich dieses liebgewordene Teil kostenlos in gute Hände überlassen kann? Dann käme ich gern im neuen Jahr mal vorbei zur Übergabe. Für ein Entsorgen in eine Alt-Handy-Kiste ist es mir doch noch zu Schade…

Besten Gruß
Thomas

Aktualisierung @urs_lesse: Das FP1U konnte vor Ort in gute Hände vermittelt werden.

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Vize:
"originalverpackter Reserve-Akku"
Hoooouuuuu !
Ich glaube da würden mache Leute für t … ziemlich viel tun…

[ein Bunkerer…]

:de: 9. Aachener Fairphone-Stammtisch

am Freitag, 23. Februar 2018 um 19.00 Uhr, diesmal im
Restaurant **Magellan | Pontstraße 78 | 52062 Aachen | 0241.4016440
Bahnhof: Aachen-West | Bushaltestelle: Driescher Gässchen | OpenStreetMap

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AN 23.02.2018, S. 18 | AZ 23.02.2018, S. 18

:gb: 9th Aachen Fairphoners get-together

Friday 23 February 2018 at 1900 h
Restaurant Magellan | Pontstraße 78 | 52062 Aachen | +49.241.4016440
Train station: Aachen-West | Bus stop: Driescher Gässchen | OpenStreetMap

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Once again my worries about low turnout were fortunately proven wrong. Seven Fairphoners were joined by a returning Fairphone(r’s) friend without a Fairphone and once again a longtime smartphone holdout (who had learned about the meeting through the newspaper, see above) considering the FP2 for her first smartphone ever. She knew no fear presenting her trusty old Siemens to us and seemed to look forward to future Aachen Fairphoners meetings. Meanwhile, the Fairphone Angel from Düsseldorf knew no fear either helping the Fairphone(r’s) friend getting back into his password-messed up trusty old Samsung.

All in all once again a very lively group that included a remarkable high share of first-smartphone Fairphoners, still a healthy mix of four FP2s (plus the Community Fairphone 2), three FP1s and the aforementioned Siemens & Samsung. The traditional CFP2 deconstruction ritual was once again performed to the interested eyes of a potential future FP2 owner, and the same device also donated it’s very vital organ, err-, bottom module (no worries @Douwe, just for a few minutes … :wink: ) for the sake of verifying the malfunctioning of another participant’s used potential future FP2’s bottom module.

Another nice Aachen Fairphoners get-together saw the final participants close the event after well more than three hours.

P.S.: Thanks to @Ingo @Stefan @Douwe @monica.c @fiorella and/or whoever kept advertising the meeting on Twitter and Facebook. :slight_smile:

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Euch erwartet diesmal die ein oder andere nette kleine Zugabe
:mage: … und zwar nicht nur die beiden neuen Hüllen für das FP2 … :saxophone:

:de: 10. Aachener Fairphone-Stammtisch 24. Mai 2018

am Donnerstag, 24. Mai 2018 um 19.00 Uhr, im Veganen Kulturrestaurant
PZ – Pfannenzauber | Suermondtplatz 12 | 52062 Aachen | 0241.9610569
Bahnhof: Aachen Hbf | Bushaltestelle: Theater oder Elisenbrunnen

:gb: 10th Aachen Fairphoners get-together 24 May 2018

Thursday, 24 May 2018 at 1900 h, Vegan Restaurant
PZ – Pfannenzauber | Suermondtplatz 12 | 52062 Aachen
Train station: Aachen Hauptbahnhof | Bus stop: Theater or Elisenbrunnen

Brace yourself for a few nice little encores
:mage: … and not just the Fairphone 2’s new cases … :saxophone:

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A great and diverse group from Aachen, Cologne, the Netherlands and Belgium spent a three-hour evening on a packed Fairphone meetup full of questions & suggestions on the various OS options and how to eliminate Google from the FP2 as far as possible. Fairphoners „Geki“ Gert and @oli.sax charmed the meeting with magic & sax, and Olivier also tirelessly demonstrated Ubuntu Touch, Sailfish and B2G to all those on the edge of transitioning away from Google. To much acclaim, M. Olivier de Liège also introduced les Allemand.e.s to the concept of a „refill“ (and we’re not talking drinks here, we’re talking potato wedges!) – a request that was promptly fulfilled by our generous hosts tonight :+1: The restaurant owner had actually revealed himself as an FP2 owner prior to the official start of the evening … :vulcan_salute:

The meetup would not have been complete without a ritual disassembly of the CFP2, not just attentively followed by several new Fairphoners, but replicated on their very own new FP2s. The Fairphone’s new transparent and black translucent clothes/cases were well received and re-combined with blue-button rims at will. Lots of information was shared, especially on the Troubleshooting-Tool, the Fairphone Forum and the next available Fairphone Angel(s) (@Lidwien you might hear from a Limburg Fairphoner soon :slight_smile: ).

Calls for scheduling the next meetup were widely shared as well as the wish to hold it in the same Vegan venue … September 2018 was tentatively eyed.

I owe Olivier and Gert my greatest gratitude. Thanks as well to everyone (@Ingo, @Monica.Ciovica, @Stefan and probably a couple of others :slight_smile:) who kept advertising the Aachen meetup on Twitter, Facebook and the Fairphone event page and to our supportive hosts in the PZ–Pfannenzauber who provided a perfect venue for us!

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Ist die Nachrichtensperre jetzt aufgehoben? :wink: (Wollte euch einen schönen Abend wünschen, hab mich aber nicht getraut…)

Gratulation zu dem coolen Abend! Wie viel Gage verlangt der Zauberer, wenn wir ihn engagieren? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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“Nachrichtensperre”, hehe :blush: Der Zauberer ist bestimmt zu engagieren, sein übliches Salär kenne ich aber ebenso wenig wie die Antwort auf die Frage, ob auch Teleportieren nach Wien zu seinem Repertoire gehört. :wink:

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:de: 11. Aachener Fairphone-Stammtisch 4. September 2018

  • am Dienstag, 4. September 2018 um 19.00 Uhr, im Veganen Kulturrestaurant
  • PZ – Pfannenzauber | Suermondtplatz 12 | 52062 Aachen | 0241.9610569
  • Bahnhof: Aachen Hbf | Bushaltestelle: Theater oder Elisenbrunnen

    Aachener Zeitung + Aachener Nachrichten 29.08.2018, S. 16

:de: Erfreulicherweise erscheint (oben) die Ankündigung nicht nur in beiden (hier inhaltsgleichen) Lokalzeitungen, sondern auch genau wie von mir heimlich erhofft am ersten Tag nach den Schulferien. Wermutstropfen: Die Kontaktadresse wurde nicht übernommen. Noch größere Überraschung: Im großen Artikel direkt daneben (ebenfalls in beiden Blättern) seht Ihr unseren “zauberhaften” Fairphoner :mage: Gert! … und am Tag des Stammtischs auch noch eine Kurzankündigung in beiden Zeitungen (unten) :slight_smile:
:gb: Nice surprises: Both local newspapers publish the announcement (above) exactly when I wanted it – the first day after the school holidays (unfortunately omitting my contact address though). Even nicer: Our magic Fairphoner :mage: Gert prominently appears in the big article and photo right next to our announcement! … and on our meetup day a mini announcement in both papers again (below) :slight_smile:

Aachener Zeitung + Aachener Nachrichten 04.09.2018, S. 18:

:gb: 11th Aachen Fairphoners get-together 4 September 2018

  • Tuesday, 4 September 2018 at 1900h, Vegan Restaurant
  • PZ – Pfannenzauber | Suermondtplatz 12 | 52062 Aachen | +49.241.9610569
  • Train station: Aachen Hauptbahnhof | Bus stop: Theater + Elisenbrunnen
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Los geht’s im frisch renovierten Pfannenzauber mitsamt neuen Wandmalereien!

Update 11:51 pm: Sorry folks, for the first time the Aachen host is too exhausted to write up a full report on the same night. Will write more tomorrow. The curious ones can find the numbers in the very first post. :slight_smile:

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