ZeroPhone: a phone for tinkerers and hackers using a Raspberry Pi

Re:ZeroPhone: a phone for tinkerers and hackers using a Rasp... by mscdex on Sunday July 16, 2017 @11:58AM (#14782516)

The 2G GSM modem seems like a non-starter for those in the U.S. since AT&T (and apparently T-Mobile too, at least locally) has disabled such technology on their towers. I'm a bit surprised a 3G modem wasn't made standard, with an option to upgrade to LTE (even if it were to cost a tad more).

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Re:ZeroPhone: a phone for tinkerers and hackers using a Rasp... by CRImier on Sunday July 16, 2017 @12:09PM (#14782569)

I'm working on a 3G modem board this week, based on SIM5320 (as suggested in a HackerNews comment, IIRC) - the way I'm designing it, it's pin-compatible with 2G modem I have now, so should be a drop-in replacement. Hope to have the PCBs in a month, and I'm also planning to release a timelapse of me drawing this board (with comments) - for educational value.

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Re:ZeroPhone: a phone for tinkerers and hackers using a Rasp... by edoceo on Sunday July 16, 2017 @04:05PM (#14783875)

Please Show HN!

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Re:ZeroPhone: a phone for tinkerers and hackers using a Rasp... by CRImier on Sunday July 16, 2017 @04:20PM (#14783948)

The video is not yet ready (I'm still filming it) - but I'll make sure to post it here =)

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Re:ZeroPhone: a phone for tinkerers and hackers using a Rasp... by digi_owl on Sunday July 16, 2017 @01:04PM (#14782925)

Weirdly here in Norway we are taking a different approach. Turning off UMTS but leaving GSM in place. Apparently this is because there are a whole lot of "IoT" installed that use GSM.

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