totalueberwachung

It didn't look too good for a while, but the replacement Freerunners are in the mail now. They should arrive in time unless the customs officer is having a really bad week (let's hope not :-). The tracking information currently says "Verzögerung bei der Verzollung" which means "Delayed at customs" so the coming week might prove interesting. :-)

I'm optimistic though, especially since I've already reworked 15 devices without problems.

In related news I'm thinking about getting myself a Weller WD 1000M soldering station. I've seen (and tried) this station in action at a friend's and I was pretty impressed. From standby to operational temperature in 3 seconds, auto standby when the pencil is inserted back into the rest and a short finger to tip distance make this station really pleasant to work with.

I have now sort of streamlined the process if you want to mail me your Freerunner in order to get the buzz fixed. Please go to http://projects.totalueberwachung.de/buzz-mailin/ and follow the instructions there.

I went through all my mail and everyone who asked me directly about mailing me their Freerunner should have been issued a ticket. If I forgot anyone please accept my apology and create your ticket yourself as outlined in http://projects.totalueberwachung.de/buzz-mailin/.

It's been in the works for some time now, time to announce it here as well. :-)

From May 1st until May 3rd there will be a buzz fix party in Braunschweig. So if you have a Freerunner that is suffering from GSM buzz during calls (and more or less all devices sold until now are susceptible to buzz) then come visit us on May 1st, 2nd or 3rd.

More information here: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/BuzzFixParty#Braunschweig

Please add yourself to the list if you are attending.