[Bglug] New phone

[Logan Streondj]

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could you verify if it has SIP support?

here is a tutorial to check:

https://www.callcentric.com/support/device/android/sip_client

can get a free sip account at
https://www.linphone.org/free-sip-service.html

The reason I ask is some android providers take that option out.
Don't know what blackberry decided.

On 2017-02-15 06:25 PM, ted leslie wrote:
> Loving my BB Priv. Unless something mega comes out in next 3-4
> years, will likely buy another to replace it. Keyboard is not as
> succinct as normal BB's, but with time it comes equal or better
> (kind of like learning guitar). Full android experience, and should
> get nougat. Only draw back, that it will not be competitive for
> game graphics, but I don't do much of that. Having that mega
> resolution, and unbelievable screen quality, mixed with not having 
> an onscreen keyboard occupying the screen, give it a clear
> advantage over ever other phone out there. Keyboard is even a
> trackpad. Battery life is ok, 4 hours from full to 0 if playing a 
> game, 22 days standby I think., I usually get 1.5 days on charge,
> but many get 2. Most negatives with phone have been cleared up, and
> one major that wasn't, the wobbly keyboard slider (on some), is an
> easy fix with sugru . If you don't like physical keyboards, then
> not for you, if you do, they its really only game in town. If it
> can get rooted and CM'd, I could see still using it easy 10 years
> from now and still kick most other phones out to the curb :) I am
> just hoping BB or someone makes even a better one in 3-4 years. 
> Rogers and Bell are practically giving them away, probably because
> of the keyboard slider issue, that again is so easy to fix. The
> issue is that the phone micro bends/arcs. and thus, when you close 
> it up and touch the screen it clicks (see-saws) on its base, its
> just a 1/5 of millimeter, but enough to be very annoying. You just
> smear a micro amount of sugru down below the keyboard to act as a
> nice rubber landing (about 1/4 of mm, when case is closed), and
> problem is solved for good. It stays nice and tight and solid. 
> Camera is good, security is very good, android is merged with it
> nice. Only issue i have is that some browsers don't integrate as
> well with the physical keyboard for short cuts, but UC browswer
> does. Also in a crowd of people comparing their phones, its always
> the head turner, has what every other phone has, and then , 
> "slide....." out comes the keyboard!! :) I have a billfold case for
> it, which is nice. Phone is designed to show status and be
> controlled through smaller view window. Phone will likely not
> survive a drop from hold height like most other phones, especially
> if keyboard is slid out, so that is another negative, to be negated
> by getting the nice case. But again, like physical keyboard = priv,
> not like physical keyboard = not get priv :) that simple :)
> 
> -tl
> 
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 5:58 PM, Andrew Howlett
> <andrew at howlett.net <mailto:andrew at howlett.net>> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone
> 
> Looks like it's finally time to upgrade my phone. Seven years is 
> pretty good mileage for my old q10.
> 
> Wondering if anyone has recommendations. My primary voice line
> will be voip so has to work really well with a sip phone client.?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Andrew H?
> 
> Sent from my phone.
> 
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