On 01/02/2012 08:14 PM, Kurt Keville wrote:
Maybe something built around GNU Radio? I know they can do the
backhaul part of the equation...
http://openbts.sourceforge.net/FieldTest2/index.html
wouldn't look much like a cell phone though... the USRP is pretty big...
On Jan 2, 2012, at 7:25 PM, Tom Metro wrote:
[Cross posting to Hardware Hacking from BLU.]
Stephen Adler wrote:
...I've set out for my new years resolution, to build my own cell
phone...
Anyone on BLU ever attempt or know of anyone who attempted to build
their own cell phone?
Didn't the Openmoko (http://www.openmoko.com/) guys run into some
significant roadblocks when it came to creating open firmware for the
GSM radio? The carrier don't take kindly to arbitrary code running at
that layer.
However, your goal is a bit fuzzy. Presumably you aren't planning to
build your own GSM radio. How much of the phone do you need/want to
build to achieve your goal? You best bet might be to start with a
purchased phone and mod it in some fashion. I'm not aware of any phones
that are designed to permit swapping components.
-Tom
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I didn't know there was a hardware hacking list, I'll sign up! This is
going to be a long project, since I have a feeling building a cell phone
is not like building a PC from component parts. Maybe I should first
start by building a touch pad PC or an equivalent iTouch type hand held
system. Maybe a better term is a hand held Gnu/Linux PC with at least
WiFi capability. One can then move on to adding the cell phone
component. I took a quick look at the openmoko and will revisit it, but
it didn't seem like something I could build from scratch, like I do a PC.
Thanks for the replies, and I guess I should sign up to the hardware
hacking mailing list.
Cheers. Steve.
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