Questions for buying used

[FranklyFlawless]

@sb-purism

What sort of questions should I be asking?

@JCS

• List everything included
• power cables? PGP cards?
• region-specific modem (Librem 5 models)?
• Asking price
• bonus points: state whether the price is negotiable or firm
• Shipping
• Are you willing to ship, or is this local pick-up only?
• The country you are shipping from
• Where you are willing to ship to (e.g. EU-only, worldwide, etc.)

@sb-purism

When I receive it, what sort of things should I do, just a factory reset or is more advisable?

Reflash it with a new Byzantium image.

@sb-purism

I think the seller came from the US and bought it there… Will it work in the UK, or which modem will I need and do Purism sell it directly?

You will need the Broadmobi BM818-E1 cellular modem, which is for Europe:

Librem 5 Modem – Purism

@sb-purism

Any other advice I’m all ears

If this is your first Librem 5:

@FranklyFlawless

you should at least know your modem variant and your telecommunication carrier’s supported bands, along with whether or not they support 3G/4G/5G.