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!
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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?
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.
Did you declare the phone for customs or did you have it sent in an undeclared package? I had bad experience with customs before: I ordered a fancy keyboard from the US and had to pay lots of tariff on it…
And Jonnydark, any issues with your translucent cover yet?