Radboud University selects Fairphone as standard smartphone for employees | Radboud University
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Radboud University has decided to choose Fairphone as its standard company smartphone model for reasons of sustainability, cost efficiency and management support.

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/45810243

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Fairphones are issued to employees by the Information & Library Services (ILS) division. In addition to new Fairphones, the university can also reissue used Samsung devices where possible. These are Samsung devices that have already been returned and still meet the technical and age requirements. As long as these devices are still available, not every employee will receive a Fairphone immediately. Employees who have an iPhone from Radboud University can continue to use it as long as the device is still functioning. However, returned iPhones will no longer be reissued.

Employees who prefer to use their private phone for work can request an RU SIM card for this purpose. The costs for using your own device will not be reimbursed. Naturally, smartphone models that have already been issued will continue to be supported by ILS colleagues, as will privately purchased smartphone models used for work.

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Due to its longer lifespan, the total cost of a Fairphone is lower than that of comparable devices. In addition, Radboud University only needs to purchase, manage and support one standard model … Fairphone offers a five-year warranty and long-term software support for up to eight years. This means that devices need to be replaced less quickly. This fits in with Radboud University’s circularity strategy, which focuses on the longest possible use and reuse of ICT hardware.

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  • Cyberwolf@feddit.orgEnglish
    510·
    7 days ago

    You’re gonna get downvoted but frankly you’re correct. Everything FairPhone is incredibly unappealing to me, especially the fact they made it harder to change the battery. Next gen you’ll get glued battery and we’ve come full circle lol.

    • jnod4@lemmy.caEnglish
      101·
      6 days ago

      You’re comparing a company that sold 100k products to a trillion dollar one. Give them time?

      • Cyberwolf@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        What trillion dollar company did I compare them with ?

        IMO FP should keep doing what they are known for, which is repairability. Six gens in and they are already dropping the ball instead of getting better at their craft. I’m not a client so I don’t care, but it’s already not looking great.

        I hope we eventually go back to have amazing EU phone companies like we did with Nokia, but I don’t think this is it.

        • jnod4@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          Weren’t you agreeing to op saying they have abysmal customer support? Which comps don’t have poor support? The ones charging 2k usd for extra storage

          • Cyberwolf@feddit.orgEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            Many small companies have excellent customer support, in fact I’d argue most of them have the capacity to offer customer support that goes way beyond what massive corporations can. Clearly this is something FP doesn’t prioritize.