My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Brolin Empey]

Hello FreeRunners,

I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to 
Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:

* 5x GTA02A6 (4 GSM 850, 1 GSM 900) with buzzfix
* 5x earphones
* 5x travel cases
* 5x batteries
* 2x or 3x chargers

No MicroSD cards, though, but those are cheap.

The catch?  The FreeRunners were returned by customers because the 
microphones do not work.  I still think 30 USD each for handheld 
(Debian) Linux computers is an excellent deal, though:  how else can I 
buy a handheld Linux computer with so much functionality for only 30 
USD?  I can still try using a wired or wireless (Bluetooth) headset 
instead of the handset too.

Brolin

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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[jeremy jozwik]

On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Brolin Empey  wrote:
> Hello FreeRunners,
>
> I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to
> Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:
> * 5x batteries

feel like parting with some of those batteries?

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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Brolin Empey]

jeremy jozwik wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Brolin Empey  wrote:
>> Hello FreeRunners,
>>
>> I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to
>> Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:
>> * 5x batteries
>
> feel like parting with some of those batteries?

No, I need a battery for each of my FreeRunners.

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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[jeremy jozwik]

On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Brolin Empey  wrote:
> No, I need a battery for each of my FreeRunners.

booo...

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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Vinzenz Hersche]

i'm interessted in maybe 2 of them.. is 850 also possible for europe? really 
not shure.. and are you able to send them to switzerland?

greets
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Brolin schrieb am Donnerstag 04 März 2010:
Hello FreeRunners,

I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to 
Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:

* 5x GTA02A6 (4 GSM 850, 1 GSM 900) with buzzfix
* 5x earphones
* 5x travel cases
* 5x batteries
* 2x or 3x chargers

No MicroSD cards, though, but those are cheap.

The catch?  The FreeRunners were returned by customers because the 
microphones do not work.  I still think 30 USD each for handheld 
(Debian) Linux computers is an excellent deal, though:  how else can I 
buy a handheld Linux computer with so much functionality for only 30 
USD?  I can still try using a wired or wireless (Bluetooth) headset 
instead of the handset too.

Brolin

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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Brolin Empey]

Vinzenz Hersche wrote:
> i'm interessted in maybe 2 of them.. is 850 also possible for europe?

Yes, it may still work, but 900 is better for outside North America, 
including Europe.

> really
> not shure.. and are you able to send them to switzerland?

Probably.  It would be the first time I have physically mailed anything 
to Switzerland! :)

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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Ed Kapitein]

Hi Brolin,

If you are willing to sell, i am intrested in the 900Mhz one.
what would it cost me if you send one over to the netherlands?

Kind regards,
Ed

On Thu, 2010-03-04 at 11:22 -0800, Brolin Empey wrote:
> Hello FreeRunners,
> 
> I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to 
> Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:
> 
> * 5x GTA02A6 (4 GSM 850, 1 GSM 900) with buzzfix
> * 5x earphones
> * 5x travel cases
> * 5x batteries
> * 2x or 3x chargers
> 
> No MicroSD cards, though, but those are cheap.
> 
> The catch?  The FreeRunners were returned by customers because the 
> microphones do not work.  I still think 30 USD each for handheld 
> (Debian) Linux computers is an excellent deal, though:  how else can I 
> buy a handheld Linux computer with so much functionality for only 30 
> USD?  I can still try using a wired or wireless (Bluetooth) headset 
> instead of the handset too.
> 
> Brolin
> 

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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Atilla Filiz]

Hmm, nice deal you had there.

On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Brolin Empey  wrote:

> Hello FreeRunners,
>
> I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to
> Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:
>
> * 5x GTA02A6 (4 GSM 850, 1 GSM 900) with buzzfix
> * 5x earphones
> * 5x travel cases
> * 5x batteries
> * 2x or 3x chargers
>
> No MicroSD cards, though, but those are cheap.
>
> The catch?  The FreeRunners were returned by customers because the
> microphones do not work.  I still think 30 USD each for handheld
> (Debian) Linux computers is an excellent deal, though:  how else can I
> buy a handheld Linux computer with so much functionality for only 30
> USD?  I can still try using a wired or wireless (Bluetooth) headset
> instead of the handset too.
>
> Brolin
>
> --
> Sometimes I forget how to do small talk: 
>
> “If you have to ask why, you’re not a member of the intended audience.”
> — Bob Zimbinski, 
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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

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How much for you to part with one of the 850?  All I need in the unit and no
accessories.  I am here in the states.

Drop me an email offline lee "at" cmccreery.com
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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Alishams Hassam]

On Thu, 2010-03-04 at 11:22 -0800, Brolin Empey wrote:
> Hello FreeRunners,
> 
> I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to 
> Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:
> 
> * 5x GTA02A6 (4 GSM 850, 1 GSM 900) with buzzfix
> * 5x earphones
> * 5x travel cases
> * 5x batteries
> * 2x or 3x chargers
> 
> No MicroSD cards, though, but those are cheap.
> 
> The catch?  The FreeRunners were returned by customers because the 
> microphones do not work.  I still think 30 USD each for handheld 
> (Debian) Linux computers is an excellent deal, though:  how else can I 
> buy a handheld Linux computer with so much functionality for only 30 
> USD?  I can still try using a wired or wireless (Bluetooth) headset 
> instead of the handset too.
> 
> Brolin
> 
Brolin my hero! My headphones broke two summers ago in Kenya (I lost my
last set ~2 months ago and my charger broke 1.5 + years ago- i've been
missing fast charging. Care to part with a charger + earphone? I'm more
than happy to reimburse you ;) 


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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Alishams Hassam]

On Fri, 2010-03-05 at 08:20 -0800, Alishams Hassam wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-03-04 at 11:22 -0800, Brolin Empey wrote:
> > Hello FreeRunners,
> > 
> > I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to 
> > Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:
> > 
> > * 5x GTA02A6 (4 GSM 850, 1 GSM 900) with buzzfix
> > * 5x earphones
> > * 5x travel cases
> > * 5x batteries
> > * 2x or 3x chargers
> > 
> > No MicroSD cards, though, but those are cheap.
> > 
> > The catch?  The FreeRunners were returned by customers because the 
> > microphones do not work.  I still think 30 USD each for handheld 
> > (Debian) Linux computers is an excellent deal, though:  how else can I 
> > buy a handheld Linux computer with so much functionality for only 30 
> > USD?  I can still try using a wired or wireless (Bluetooth) headset 
> > instead of the handset too.
> > 
> > Brolin
> > 
> Brolin my hero! My headphones broke two summers ago in Kenya (I lost my
> last set ~2 months ago and my charger broke 1.5 + years ago- i've been
> missing fast charging. Care to part with a charger + earphone? I'm more
> than happy to reimburse you ;) 
> 
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 damnit! that was meant to be personal! damn the decision on
reply-to on this list!



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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Brolin Empey]

Brolin Empey wrote:
> Hello FreeRunners,
>
> I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to
> Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:

I do not mean to sound greedy (even if I am ;)), but my original message 
was intended for bragging, not offering, purposes. ;)  I should have 
made this clear in my original message.  I may later decide to sell some 
of my extra FreeRunners and/or accessories.  First, though, I have to 
receive them, then test them to see how well they work:  as far as the 
person who sold them to me knows, the microphone is the only part not 
working, but they were sold as-is so they could have other problems.

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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Brolin Empey]

I received and unpacked my surplus FreeRunner box weeks ago, but have 
not tested my surplus FreeRunners until today.  Since all my FreeRunners 
look the same, I labelled my first FreeRunner (the one I (try to) use as 
my daily phone) 0, then my surplus FRs 1 - 5 inclusive.

Note:  my surplus FRs were tested with only the AC adapter connected (I 
used the same AC adapter for all my surplus FRs):  no batteries, SIM 
cards, nor microSD(HC) cards were installed.

Here are my test results:

FR #1: No end user-visible signs of life. :(

FR #2: Will not boot without AUX.  Booted U-Boot from NOR, then booted 
Debian (?) from NAND until it hung with an “Aborted” line after 
successfully starting avahi-daemon. :(  A known-good bootable 
microSD(HC) card would probably be useful here.

FR #3: Will not boot without AUX.  Booted U-Boot from NOR, then booted 
Om 2008 (?) from NAND.  Could not get display to come on again after the 
suspend timeout. :(

FR #4:  This is the only GSM 900 of my 6 total FRs.  Will not boot 
without AUX.  I sense a pattern here:  does booting without AUX require 
a battery?  Anyway, booted U-Boot from NOR, then booted SHR from NAND. 
Hardware appears to work, but many GUI apps hang.  Maybe they assume a 
SIM card is installed?

FR #5: Will not boot without AUX.  Booted U-Boot from NOR, then started 
booting some Koolu image (Android?) from NAND, then hung or the boot 
time exceeded my patience (the Koolu screen never changed.).

Conclusion:  Not too exciting. :P  I will put my surplus FRs away again 
and return to trying to make QtMoko v18 on FR #0 less unusable. :(  The 
more I (try to) use my FR (#0), the more attractive the N900 looks.

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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Christ van Willegen]

Hi!

On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Brolin Empey  wrote:
> Note:  my surplus FRs were tested with only the AC adapter connected (I
> used the same AC adapter for all my surplus FRs):  no batteries, SIM
> cards, nor microSD(HC) cards were installed.

> I sense a pattern here:  does booting without AUX require
> a battery?

Yes, booting a GTA-02 requires a battery.

Christ van Willegen
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Re: My surplus FreeRunner score!

[Bill Kenworthy]

On Mon, 2010-03-29 at 07:54 +0200, Christ van Willegen wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Brolin Empey  wrote:
> > Note:  my surplus FRs were tested with only the AC adapter connected (I
> > used the same AC adapter for all my surplus FRs):  no batteries, SIM
> > cards, nor microSD(HC) cards were installed.
> 
> > I sense a pattern here:  does booting without AUX require
> > a battery?
> 
> Yes, booting a GTA-02 requires a battery.
> 
> Christ van Willegen

and flashing the latest uboot or Qi would also eliminate a few old bugs
if they are still original - advisable if you are having booting
problems (after installing a good, charged battery)

BillK




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