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		eksith on Aug 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DIY Cellphone I can't wait either! I've seen a few DIY projects here and there involving GSM, but his name is what really caught my eye in the first place. You may also find these interesting: http://www.open-electronics.org/gsm-gps-shield-for-arduino/ http://www.instructables.com/id/ArduinoPhone/ I'm sure there's room to mix and match improvements.

rsync on Aug 13, 2013 [–]

... all of which have totally locked up, closed off baseband firmware. Which can be controlled all the way down to DMA by OTA updates by a provider.

No, none of this is very interesting at all until there is an open, free baseband firmware.

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