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Since it seems to be backed by MIT, I also kinda hoped to see an independent GSM stack and not just some COTS baseband attached to a COTS MCU.
by mich41 14y ago
Since it seems to be backed by MIT, I also kinda hoped to see an independent GSM stack and not just some COTS baseband attached to a COTS MCU.
- ovi256 14y agoTo use it legally on real networks, that independent stack would have to be validated by the FCC, which is a big obstacle for a DIY project.
- benjamincburns 14y agoI'm a former DIY Cellphone hacker, and builder of several commercial GSM telemetry systems... Even using an integrated module you'll still run into FCC certification issues. Then there's PTCRB certs, CTIA membership, and carrier certifications. Of course even if you have the money you'll realize that all of these things have been done to the integrated module (which you haven't modified) before it ever hit the market. OpenCell - my 2008 entry into the DIY cell phone game: http://web.archive.org/web/20080709054225/http://www.widgetry.org/ http://web.archive.org/web/20080709054225/http://www.widgetr...
- fnordfnordfnord 14y agoFortunately, someone stopped them from re-inventing wheels, axles, GSM stacks, etc.
- iso8859-1 14y agoGSM is the definition of phone. Why not just call it "DIY handset" if that is what you are really doing yourself?