If your phone drop with that bumper, please post high and Phone status.
I have my Smartphone from 2014 without dropping and only dropped my first one from 2010 and replaced the screen.
But i am curious, and think about to buy one. But this just makes the phone more bulky and i think i would risk a drop more if i think it will be safe.
Since minimum 10 people just clicked on your link without modifying it - here the same link without tracker: link (just delete everything that starts with /ref=)
As privacy orientated community we should care little bit about such simple things.
Well, I am still worried, I might drop the phone because it slips from the bumper. Otherwise, I am not in the habit of dropping my phones. And the rope shoud help keep it that way.
It does add some bulk, but not that much.
I am hoping that it will protect the phone from damage done by hitting it against things. It does cover the edge of the screen.
Oh, and I do like the stand on the back. A nifty addition that works both in landscape and portrait mode, ánd doubles as a handle for holding the phone
When it comes to cases for the L5, there are not that many to pick from.
I also tried a wallet (BigBen something), but it didn’t fit well, nor did it offer much protection. Moreover, it covered the camera, and it looked utterly boring.
So far, I am happy with the bumper.
(Not on commission, btw)
Edit: I did replace the rope it came with, with a slightly thinner one. The original rope is too thick and bulky for my taste.
I think Purism should consider offering some kind of device insurance. Not only would it give customers some peace of mind in purchasing such expensive equipment*, but it could also provide Purism with an additional, regular revenue stream.
*I know they sell extended warranties, but those don’t cover accidental breakage, and some customers might not be too keen on forking over such a high amount up front, in addition to the purchase price. A “bite-sized” monthly insurance or “service plan” payment would be more palatable for many people.
The challenge is: To sell insurance, you need “actuarial” data i.e. to price your risk correctly. To gather that data requires time and volume (and deep pockets to get the ball rolling).
Also, bear in mind geographical location. If you are in the US and you break your device and make an insurance claim and the claim is accepted then you can probably have a replacement device overnight. If I had a claim accepted, I’m not going to see a phone for weeks anyway, so I need a different Plan B - although I understand your comment was more about the financial side of it rather than the availability side of it. (If Purism had the volume to have a selling network scattered around the world, that wouldn’t be so difficult.)
The new screen has a white backing, the original one was like a mirror aluminium backing. I did not see any backing for a glew on the sides of the screen so I removed the white backing just to see, that it’s not that so I put it back on. Now I wonder if I should buy glue to glue the screen on the chassis. Is there any preference on what kind of glue I should get and how much I should put there?
I replaced my screen last year and the only white protector that you remove is around the perimeter or edge of the screen as shown in 6. of the Maintenance/Screen.html. the rest of the white backing stays on the screen. When you assemble the new screen to the phone chassis, the adhesive around the perimeter is all that is needed to secure the screen to the body of the phone. I haven’t had any problems with the new screen.
They also have nice open source / linux merch. Bought a tux, stickers and a gpg card on the go xD
Unfortunately it’s not the Europe based shop or shipping center purism promised but only selling the last items from stock they have.
Apart from the display and privacy screen they also sell librem 5s. Overall the price is a lot better compared to the prices from purism and it’s shipping from Germany so it’s not the DHL express hassle, import taxes etc pp you know the pain.