pathetic piss kitten (@kitten)

i think my Pixel 8a with GrapheneOS will be my last phone

not just because it is very good in almost every aspect, but because if it ever breaks i will just not buy a new phone

phone's suck, a small laptop with an LTE modem would be much more useful and healthy to carry with me all day because the barrier to opening it is a lot higher since i have it in my backpack instead of my pocket

i dont want to look at a screen every time i dont know what to do, i want to escape the electronic anaesthesia they put us in

pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat

@alina do you know about any good WAN modems?

Else, Someone @nobody@mastodon.acm.org

@kitten @alina haven't tested yet but www.srlabs.de/blog-post/blue-merle available via gl.inet and nitrokey; most models seem to be cat4, but the quectel chip exists in cat6 as well afaict; a review link appreciated if you get to try:)

alina🐾💖✨🏳️‍⚧️ @alina@girldick.gay

@kitten sadly not, but i still have to read this rather long thread about framework people trying to come up with a design for a modem expansion card

community.frame.work/t/lte-cat-4-cell-modem-card/9454

pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat

@alina hmm, interesting, although at least LTE Cat6 would be good :neocat_pensive:

Izzy

@izzy@social.shadowkat.net

@alina @kitten you can get cards with the same modem as the pinephone on them
not that the pinephone moden is incredible but it's well documented now at least

alina🐾💖✨🏳️‍⚧️ @alina@girldick.gay

@izzy @kitten where? that sounds great

Izzy

@izzy@social.shadowkat.net

@alina @kitten quectel has mPCIe cards on their site, not sure about M.2 ones

Izzy

@izzy@social.shadowkat.net

@alina @kitten (it's the Quectel EG25, for reference)