Alex Markley :mbetv:

Writer, comedian, and filmmaker by night. Software and cloud systems architect by day. Founder of Markley Bros. Entertainment. Opinions are solely my own and do not reflect that of current or past employers and clients.

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Cake day: November 23rd, 2022

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  • @Sxan I tried daily driving a Linux phone for most of last year. I’m also in the USA and I was on AT&T w/VoLTE.

    My experience with Librem 5 was that the hardware is too low spec for me. The RAM pressure with even a handful of apps running is really high. Swap file improves the situation somewhat, but it has downsides.

    I also daily drove the Oneplus 6t for a while. That was better, but was still having lots of random call audio issues. (I don’t know if it’s fixed yet.)

    One thing to watch out for: I found myself in an emergency situation where I needed to call 911 and the call wouldn’t go through!!

    This was on the OP6t with VoLTE monkey-patched into place. It wasn’t a call audio problem, it was an instant call failure.

    The experience spooked me quite a bit, because reliable access to E911 is vital, and there is no easy method for testing it in my area.