Buying phone for Replicant

[petercstevenson at telus.net]

Thanks so much for answering my questions so clearly. I will be getting
a Nexus S I9020A, and I look forward to trying out Replicant.

It might be a good idea to state more clearly on the web site which
versions of the phones are supported and which aren't. Before I thought
to ask, I almost bought a Galaxy S Vibrant, since the site says that
Galaxy S is supported.

All the best,

Peter Stevenson

On Mon, 2012-12-10 at 19:28 +0100, Paul Kocialkowski wrote:
> Le vendredi 07 décembre 2012 à 12:33 -0800, petercstevenson at telus.net a
> écrit :
> > I am planning on getting a used phone on which I will install Replicant.
> > I am looking at a Galaxy S or a Nexus S, so that I will have camera
> > functionality. I have a few questions:
> > 
> > 1. My understanding is that some phones won't work with Replicant, i.e.
> > CDMA phones, but that if a phone has a SIM card that it should be OK.
> > Correct?
> 
> Right, the CDMA versions of these phones are not supported by Replicant.
> GSM versions (generally speaking, phones with a SIM card slot) should
> work fine. Replicant is known to work on the following Nexus S versions:
> I9023, I9020, I9020A and the international I9000 Galaxy S version. Take
> care about Galaxy S: there are several derivatives with "Galaxy S" in
> their name, but only I9000 will work.
> 
> > 2. Will I then only be able to use my phone with carriers that use the
> > GSM network?
> 
> Sure thing. Many of us are using Replicant daily as a phone. I can't
> tell you that it's perfectly stable and has no flaws, but it honestly is
> usable and we are working to eliminate the remaining issues.
> 
> > 3. There seem to be lots of variations on these phones. For example,
> > there are Galaxy S Vibrant or Galaxy S Fascinate phones. Do I need to
> > make sure that I get an "International" i9000 version, or should any
> > Galaxy S phone work?
> 
> Definitely make sure it's the international I9000 GSM version.
> 
> You can also learn more about Replicant status on the supported devices
> at: http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ReplicantStatus
>