This calls for a tag!!!
Donāt forget to add yourselves to the Local Fairphoners #addressbook !
This calls for a tag!!!
Donāt forget to add yourselves to the Local Fairphoners #addressbook !
Just a little reminder: FP2 in Australia will soon mean āone SIM onlyā. Since the remaining Australian 2G networks will be shut down in 2017, you wonāt be able to use the dual SIM capabilities (it supports 3G/4G on one SIM only). While this might not be an issue for many, I think you should be aware of that. If you are a visitor to Australia, you wonāt be able to use your home SIM and a local Australian SIM at the same time.
Interesting @ChuckMorris - do you think this could be why my phone is displaying a scrolling āNo Service - sim card not readā notice across the top of my phone all the time, despite the one sim card I have working perfectly fine?
Still the ability to have 1 sim and be in contact with people is awesome. At least we have wifi and the NBN (lol) to communicate through online platforms to those overseas!
Maybe Australia is the perfect Market for second hand FP2s with broken Sim Pins.
Itās mainly an issue with older FP2s, before an apparent redesign (Here you can see my old FP2 with a broken Sim Pin compared to a new FP2 with rater unbreakable Sim Pins).
Fairphones in Australia? OMG yes please. Iām really not keen to have to travel to Europe to grab an ethical phone. Even if there was just an option to ship to Australia and some basic info on Australian use/compatibility that would be great. There are 23+ million people here and the market penetration of ideas of fair trade, ethical procurement and conscious consumption is really high.
I donāt know if thatās an option for you, but vireo.de ships worldwide for 25ā¬ shipping costs: https://www.vireo.de/fairphone/fairphone/3758/fairphone-2
Compatibility is discussed in this topic.
so you could still use 2 x 3G/4G sims though? ie if you wanted to have a personal sim and a work sim?
Yes, but you canāt have them both on 3G/4G. One sim has to be on 2G. Which one you may choose and you can alter your choose as many times as you wish.
Hi @Bopper, great idea!
So to answer your questions from me personally:
2) What motivated you to end up purchasing one (what model and what year?)
I bought one of the first fairphones (one of the first 10,186 to be precise). We pre-ordered when Fairphone were crowd-sourcing purchasers for their first batch. I was buying to support the concept, and to help a startup trying to do something amazing to give it a shot. I was buying the phone on principle. Where possible my view is that ethics should come first, and price/colour/convenience/taste/etc second. I realise this is not always possible and this is isnāt a judgement on other peopleās choices - just to say that I wanted to buy this phone because it was attempting to be a fair phone and make a supply chain transparent and challenge the status quo - and I wanted to support that! If the phone I received worked, that would be a plus. The fact that what I got was a fully functioning smart phone to rival any other android, that it wasnāt some āhippy phoneā (whatever that means), that people donāt notice I donāt have a ānormal phoneā unless it comes up in conversation, that people then look at it expecting to find things wrong with it (because after all, you canāt make something fair AND qualityā¦) and are surprised to realise itās a smart phone with facebook and photos and stuffā¦ these facts were just a massive bonus!
3) How did you go about getting it sent to Australia and were there any issues or things youād recommend?
Looking back at emails it seems:
Since then Iāve ordered spare parts and accessories from Fairphone (more below on that) and got them shipped to other friends in UK, who have then gone and posted them to me. I canāt remember exactly now but I think maybe there was an issue trying to send the replacement battery overseas (I donāt think we could get it posted or couriered to Australia, but I think I was lucky that it ended up coming back on a plane with a friend in their luggage).
4) Have any friends / family / colleagues been interested in your FP, and what might be the barriers to them purchasing one?
Yes, people are interested. They love the concept and they want to support it. From memory barriers have been:
5) What city are you in and what network are you using?
Adelaide, Optus
6) Have you had any issues with your FP and if you did anything about them, what was the outcome? (compared to previous phones, i.e. can get it fixed locally etc)
7) Pros and cons of having a FP for you
PROS
CONS
8) Tips if FP branched into Australian market?
Just do it as soon as possible!
Let me know if you need help, Iāll do anything I can to help you get it here!
If I think of anything else Iāll add. If you have questions, feel free to ask. But seriously if it wasnāt a good phone and I didnāt believe it to be ethical, Iād be tempted to still stick with Fairphone - their customer service has been outstanding! I really thing what this group have achieved is phenomenal and they deserve all the support they can get. I think theyāll use it to go far. Jump on the bandwagon peeps!
Yo.
I was unsure if FP2 would work in Australia. I can now unofficially state that it works in the Brisbane area/SEQLD. 4G and 2G just like the charts saidā¦ But Iām pretty sure I got some 3G at some point too.
Why you were interested in Fairphone?
Ethical
What motivated you to end up purchasing one (what model and what year?)
FP2 late last year
How did you go about getting it sent to Australia and were there any issues or things youād recommend?
I got lucky and my aunt came to visit from Europe.
Have any friends / family / colleagues been interested in your FP, and what might be the barriers to them purchasing one?
Most of my friends prefer iPhones or anything with high performance.
What city are you in and what network are you using?
Telstra (f*** Telstra) in Brisbane/Logan.
Have you had any issues with your FP and if you did anything about them, what was the outcome? (compared to previous phones, i.e. can get it fixed locally etc)
Latest update changed a lot of unexpected stuff around. No fix yet.
Pros and cons of having a FP for you
Donāt have to feel as guilty about my privileges, customisable enough. Itās dope for the most part. Camera kind of sucks though. Screen goes dark during phone calls so I have to pull the battery out to hang up.
Tips if FP branched into Australian market?
Do us a favour and start a telecommunications company. Telstra has government hook ups so youād have to outplay all the anti-competetive behaviour. Or just keep doing what youāre doingā¦ More than I can ask for, I guess.
Hey everybody
Thanks for starting this thread / topic
Iām bloody keen for a Fairphone, and I know Iām not the only one in Australia.
Itās apparently not straightforward or simple to achieve that ends at the moment.
I was considering a Change.org petition to show Fairphone how keen we are and perhaps demonstrate the potential for an Australian market.
But then I thought if it is overly cost intensive to consider it, perhaps we could run a kickstarter to get an Australian branch of Fairphone started.
What do yas reckon?
SK
Problem would be, that you have to follow all the regulations, i.e. certificates etc. to start a Fairphone branch . Who will be responsible to fulfil the legal obligations with regard to customer rights, warranty and the like.
As far as i understood Fairphone has checked it and is focussing on getting a serious foothold in the European market first. Therefore I would expect, that they will not even supply an Australian retailer lest support an Australian ābranchā.
Cheers mates.
This is a very strong and kind community.
If anyone is interested in buying a FP, I am sure someone will order and foward an FP to OZ or NZ.
Or bring it in and stay for a vacation =)
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Hello
Just a quick note to say, Fair phone 2 works in Australia, I am currently trying all different networks here, (when i see a friend with a different network i try in the phone and it see what happens)
So far Ive only tried
Better Life Mobile - (a great ethical business) Iām in a regional area of victoria and receive 4g and have had no problems, Betterlife runs on the Telstra network.
As i go ill update other networks, and also try the dual sim. Watch this space!
Also i am so happy with the phone fantastic product.
Cheers
Aron
Iām not too late am I? Because Iām totally keen on getting a FairPhone for my next phone (this one is on itās last few breaths, but I run my phone to the ground before I get another one).
The Fairphone 2 is sold out, if you really still want one, have a look at this forumās unofficial market.
Fairphone remains in the business though and is developing something new, but we all donāt know more than what the article (first link, see blue letters) says (oh well, iād hope before the end of this year).
So keep your current phone breathing a bit longer and have an eye on Fairphones web page.
Cheers, mate.
An update dateā¦
The phone carrier telstra works completely fine. The dual sim is not working. At the moment I am in remote South Australia. Telstra is the only network that works on any phone here. But happy to say the fairphone 2 is going strong. Im going to try the dual sim when I get back to a big city. But from what I have read dual sim may not work in Australia. More to comeā¦