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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    • quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      22·
      1 day ago

      At third try it opened.

      9.95 for one of those shitty cables that stick out like an old timey antenna? I had many of these, they suck.

      • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        You can also buy them from elsewhere, or shift to wireless headphones that can link through bluetooth or something.

        • quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          24·
          1 day ago

          I already had two bluetooth headphones, both got bricked just because, and those fuckers weren’t cheap. I won’t have a third pair bricked.

          • Niquarl@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            1 day ago

            Maybe try another brand ? I’ve got my pair of bosse headphones for ten years now. Still works, although I’ve had go change the padding twice so far.

            • quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              3·
              1 day ago

              The last to brick were a Senheiser IE 100 pro, luckily I can remove the phones and use them with the cable but the bluetooth module is dead.