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[–] philthi@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (39 children)

Fuck these guys... Seriously. I bought a phone off of them hyped at the idea of the ethics. It didn't work on arrival. Over 3 months later and not one single reply to my helpdesk request (other than the Automated acknowledgement of receipt).

Unbelievably bad user experience, I went from hyped at the concept of reducing my production of electronic waste to beyond disappointed at a brutally bad user experience.

Then to make matters worse, it is difficult to source spare parts for the fairphone 4 (according to a friend of mine who owns one that he bought a while ago)... Like is that not the entire point of the phone, reduced consumption of new phones by supporting repairs. If you're going to stop producing the spares at least release the patents then.. if you really believe in the promoted ideals that you spout... Which they clearly do not.

It turns out that it's just another money hungry company hell bent on burning the planet down to see a line go up, as far as I'm concerned. All gaff to sell shite phones at higher prices.

Do not buy.

[–] faerbit@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

The to make matters worse, they’ve already stopped producing spare parts for the fairphone 4

What's this then?

[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 10 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Hmmm that looks like parts listings for the Fairphone 4 to me, why do you ask ?

[–] Stzyxh@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

couse the other guy said that the parts are not manufactured anymore

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Parts being available doesn't necessarily mean they're being manufactured. It just means there is unsold stock.

[–] faerbit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

So they should overproduce just in case? All I care about as a consumer is that I can buy replacement parts.

[–] Stzyxh@feddit.org 0 points 1 day ago

they are beeing manufactored. The battery is avaible again at the end of june. That means that it got produced in the last months.

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