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I'm very positive about FFOSes future, but if you're thinking of buying one today, bear in mind that you will be buying into an ecosystem that is under very heavy development.

My dev phone is very, very slow. I couldn't use it as my daily driver. But I look forward to the time when I can.

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Out of curiosity, are you running the latest FxOS build, etc.? I know Engadget has an article somewhere saying the lagginess improved a bit.

I ordered one in order to replace my feature phone. Although the phone doesn't crash nor would I call the UI feedback on pressing a button "laggy", it certainly isn't fast.

As best I know I am, yes- I see relatively frequent "System Update" notifications and apply them whenever I get them.

So you don't need to build a new Firefox OS release on your PC and flash it, the phone will just update itself?

Firefox OS includes over the air updates. You can also build your own and flash it if you want.

Check to see if you are on the 1.0.1 or the 1.1 channel. 1.1 is a lot better and has been getting very stable over the last month.

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