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  • Date Created: 29 Aug 2014 2:14 PM Date Created
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Ben decides to go back to a simpler time before smartphones by building a DIY basic cell phone. He uses the Adafruit FONA as the foundation of the project along with a keyboard, battery, OLED, and microcontroller. Ben programs the MCU to be the brains of his phone project. Ben get all the pieces working and shows how it will all come together in a custom case in the next episode.

 

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  • zuesgod7025
    zuesgod7025 over 7 years ago

    its quite difficult to understand its creation without the circuit board diagram

    Can u suggest anything about that.

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  • david98xp
    david98xp over 10 years ago

    Cool how you made the PCB's!!!!

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    Former Member over 10 years ago

    Cool idea, but we don't have T-mobile coverage in this area..

    can you suggest a CDMA version of the Fona that might work on Verizon?

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