Good evening agilepilled gentlemen, as promised, here is the update. NOW AVAILABLE - FREENODE Pssst, hey buddy! Want to run your own off-grid communications? Boy, have I got the device for you… The next generation RNode is finally here, freeNode. Powered by the extremely power efficient nRF52 chipset and equipped with multiple LoRa radio modems, it is the perfect tool for facilitating modern off-grid communications, independent of internet service providers. You won’t be paying a subscription for an internet connection, you will be running your own connection.
Bet you forgot about me, huh? It’s been a long time hasn’t it? Many developments have happened here at LES after the cancellation of the openCom LTE last year. Namely, I have pivoted markets. For those who subscribed to our newsletter exclusively for Framework Laptop expansion cards, you may wish to unsubscribe, as I will no longer be producing these. What have I been working on? LoRa radio communication. I have been working on a new device known as freeNode, which will give users the ability to freely exchange information over LoRa using the Reticulum protocol, in other words, the ungovernable internet.
A quick update on our store, you can now pre-order the USA variant of the openCom LTE for use on US mobile providers! Please ensure you select US dollar as the currency on the product page to ensure you are charged in dollars if paying via BACS or credit card. Cheers, TECHNOLOGY FOR FREEDOM.
WARNING, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! If you’re a resident of Hawaii, no, this isn’t another false missile alert, but an announcement of the first batch of the openCom LTE. The openCom LTE prototypes have arrived and are fully functional, and thus ready to be sold. Starting at £145 (although currently on sale for 10% off), these provide excellent LTE connectivity for your Framework Laptop, allowing you to remain connected on the go!
Hello all, We’ve received reports that our newsletter software sent out our previous newsletter 6 times or more to some email addresses. We’d like to apologise those who have been affected by this, the issue has been resolved, and should not occur again. For those who were unable to unsubscribe from our newsletter, the unsubscribe links at the bottom of these emails should be functioning again. Apologies again. Until next time, TECHNOLOGY FOR FREEDOM.
Hello again lads. We’re quickly reaching out to provide an update regarding the current status of our upcoming product, the openCom LTE. We have been continuously iterating on what we thought was a complete design, since practice makes perfect of course :) Our prototypes of the openCom LTE are now in production, and we will begin testing them as soon as they arrive. Given that everything goes to plan, we expect to be able to sell these prototypes hopefully before the end of September.
Our site is now live! We’ve been incredibly hard at work for the past couple of months, but good things come to those who wait, except Venezuela apparently. We have two announcements to make. Firstly, the design of the Framework Laptop LTE expansion card, or openCom LTE as we are now calling it, is complete. We will manufacture prototypes within the next month or so and likely begin offering them through our store some time after if the design is adequate.
We have recently been evaluating the viability of our openCom LTE project, and several issues have become apparent to us. Unfortunately, due to many factors (demand, cost, etc.), we have chosen to discontinue this project, and will be issuing refunds to customers who pre-ordered, starting today. It certainly has been an interesting journey developing this product, and given it’s been our first embedded system we have produced, we have learnt a lot which will certainly assist us in the future.