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<h1 style="margin-bottom:0">Introducing "Fund Your App"</h1>
<h3>An Alternative to Google and Apple</h3>
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<p><strong>Our new campaign - Fund Your App - has officially
launched!</strong></p>
<p>On the new page below you will find a list of
frequently-requested applications, Librem 5 features, and
other initiatives for Purism to advance. Select your priority
app or apps along with the amount you would like to donate.
You also have the option to purchase a Librem 5 along with
your app donation and if you wish, we can hold back your order
until your selected apps or features are ready.</p>
<a href="https://puri.sm/fund-your-app/" class="button">Fund
Your App</a> </div>
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<h2>We Built the Foundation</h2>
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<p>When we announced the Librem 5 phone campaign we set out to
build a phone from scratch that respects your freedoms and
protects your privacy and security while also competing with
the existing phone duopoly. We knew that this would be a
massive undertaking, so instead of doing too many things and
doing them poorly, we stayed focused and committed to the
Librem 5 shipping with core functionality in place such as
the ability to place phone calls, send text messages, and
browse the web.</p>
<p>By focusing on the operating system and core features we
knew that the Librem 5 would ship with a solid foundation we
all could build on top of.</p>
<p>This was not an easy task but here we are, about to cross
the finish line and ship our mass-produced "Evergreen" batch
of the Librem 5 phone! Along the way we have developed a
convergent operating system PureOS by developing and
releasing an adaptive mobile and desktop combined GUI
(phosh), and developed and released all the code around the
underlying modules (phoc, squeekboard, libhandy,
libfeedbackd, etc). We also authored and released software
applications including Calls to manage phone calls and
Chatty to manage text and other messaging. We have also
advanced true convergence–the ability to shrink your desktop
environment down to your pocket–to allow the power of
desktop computing software all from your mobile phone.</p>
<p>We have had our heads down focused on this goal for a long
time, but now that we are about to cross this historic
milestone, we are ready to lift our heads up, look around,
and ask “what’s next?” Now that we have laid the foundation,
we can start building the rest of the house.</p>
<h3>This is where you come in</h3>
<p>As we build this house, we want to make it a place you
don’t just want to visit, but want to live full-time. As we
transition the Librem 5 from core functionality into your
"daily driver" we know that there is probably at least one
“killer app” or feature you depend on right now that isn’t
yet on the Librem 5. The challenge is that everyone has a
different killer app! We want to focus our next efforts
where they will help the most people transition the Librem 5
into their daily driver, so today we are announcing the
“Fund Your App” campaign which will give you an opportunity
to vote with your dollar and fund the areas you’d like us to
advance.</p>
<a href="https://puri.sm/fund-your-app/" class="button">Support
the Movement</a> </div>
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<h1>Annoucing Librem AweSIM</h1>
<img src="10-08-2020-fund-your-app_files/awesim-hero.png"
alt="Librem AweSIM">
<h3>$99/month gets you a new phone number, unlimited talk,
text, and data. Cancel at any time.</h3>
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<p>Today we are pleased to announce <a
href="https://puri.sm/products/librem-awesim/">Librem
AweSIM</a>: a prepaid, unlimited cellular service designed
to work literally out of the box with the Librem 5. Sign up
for Librem AweSIM and provide us with your preferred area
code, and when your Librem 5 is ready to ship, we will
register a new number to your SIM and install it into your
Librem 5 so calls, SMS and cellular data just work when you
unbox it.</p>
<h2>Why Librem AweSIM?</h2>
<p>While there are plenty of prepaid cellular plans to choose
from out there with a wide range of features and prices,
there are two main reasons why we created Librem AweSIM and
why we think Librem 5 customers will love it: convenience
and privacy.</p>
<h2>Convenience</h2>
<p>One of the most frequently asked questions we get about the
Librem 5 is: <em>will it work with my existing provider</em>?
While we have tested the Librem 5 on a number of cellular
providers in the US, Canada, and Europe and have published
the cellular frequencies our US and EU modems support, even
if the Librem 5 supports a network, without testing every
provider out there it’s difficult to say in advance whether
they will allow a new phone onto their network and if so
which features will be supported.</p>
<p>As a precursor to launching Librem AweSIM officially, we
set it up for early reviewers of the Librem 5, so when the
reviewer turned it on, things just worked out of the box. We
knew that kind of convenience and piece of mind is something
many of our Librem 5 customers would also like.</p>
<p>We also recognize that not everyone who ordered a Librem 5
will be using it as their primary phone on day one. Some
customers will hold on to their previous phone, and test the
Librem 5 as their daily driver, and with every software
release get closer to it being their daily phone. Having a
separate phone number with unlimited service lets you try
out all of the features of your Librem 5 on day one.</p>
<p>Librem AweSIM also means having knowledgeable and friendly
customer support. Using Librem AweSIM means getting tech
support from a team who not only wants to provide you good
customer service but also understands what a Librem 5
running PureOS is and how to troubleshoot it.</p>
<h2>Privacy</h2>
<p>Cellular providers have long subsidized the cost of their
service by selling rights for 3rd parties to preinstall apps
on your phone that you can’t remove. Yet cellular providers,
at least in the US, have started to realize that they have
been leaving massive amounts of money on the table compared
to other tech companies because they haven’t been fully
monetizing their tracking of users and data.</p>
<p>All of the major cellular providers in the US are working
to create a “<a
href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/09/att-wants-to-put-ads-on-your-smartphone-in-exchange-for-5-discount/">unified
customer identifier</a>” using a combination of their
customer and billing information along with the unique
identifiers that are on their cellphone. According to
AT&T’s CEO: “<em>Such technology would allow marketers
to <strong>identify users across multiple devices</strong>
and serve them relevant advertising.</em>” AT&T has
also announced plans to offer customers a $5 discount on
their plan in exchange for allowing AT&T to show them
ads on their phone.</p>
<p>These providers are also planning on using this unified
customer identifier to create a <a
href="https://www.tmonews.com/2020/09/t-mobile-att-verizon-zenkey-mobile-authentication-service/">new
authentication scheme called Zenkey</a> they hope websites
and apps adopt. While this is in the name of security, the
ultimate goal of authentication systems like this (just like
with Google and Facebook authentication on 3rd party sites)
is to let the provider track you as you move across the
Internet.</p>
<p>With Librem AweSIM, we will register your number in
Purism’s name, not yours, to provide a degree of separation
and privacy between you and the cellular network. While this
won’t stop every kind of tracking (providers can still
triangulate a particular phone’s location as it connects to
cellular towers) it will prevent them from linking that
tracking to a specific person.</p>
<h1>Simplicity to Start</h1>
<p>While we have big plans for the future of Librem AweSIM, we
want to keep it simple to start. That’s why we are launching
the service with one full-service prepaid plan that offers
unlimited talk, text and data for $99/month. This means no
need for you (or us) to track minutes, texts, or worry about
overages. We are starting the service in the US and will
consider expanding into other regions based on demand.</p>
<p>Customers who have already pre-ordered a Librem 5 can sign
up for Librem AweSIM and we will contact you to link it to
your existing order. Alternatively if you haven’t
pre-ordered a Librem 5 yet you can order Librem AweSIM and a
Librem 5 together in a bundle. We will charge you for the
first month and then pause your subscription until you
receive your Librem 5, after which we will activate the
subscription and charge you monthly from that point on. You
can cancel at any time. Check out our official <a
href="https://puri.sm/products/librem-awesim/">Librem
AweSIM</a> product page for details.</p>
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