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Make Your Own Raspberry Pi Cell Phone -- Episode 360

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Have you ever wanted to make your very own, custom cell phone? Do you love Linux and wish your phone was more open source? Today, we’re going to see how to make a working prototype cell phone using a Raspberry Pi, an Arduino compatible board, and a GSM module packed into a custom 3D printed case.

 

 

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  • DAB
    DAB over 6 years ago +4
    Nice build. You did a good job of presenting your components and explained why you need that configuration. The case design was well explained and the demo was a good introduction into the capabilities…
  • mrvolt
    mrvolt over 6 years ago in reply to Sean_Miller +4
    Thank you Sean! There's a singular Python program running on the Pi, and a small Arduino sketch on the Fona Feather board.
  • mrvolt
    mrvolt over 6 years ago in reply to DAB +3
    Thanks DAB! I'm glad all of that came through. I could have gone on for an hour talking more about the components...
  • ggzuzugg
    ggzuzugg over 3 years ago

    You need to add better touchscreen and android operating system. Add better speaker and microphone.image

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  • chucklowe
    chucklowe over 4 years ago

    Nice project but where is the actual code to build the cell phone?

     

    Thanks!

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  • huesaverto
    huesaverto over 4 years ago

    EL PROYECTO FUNCIONA TODAVIA EN MEXICO , LO VOY HACER , ME PUEDE DAR PORFAVOR LA PROGRAMACION

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  • huesaverto
    huesaverto over 4 years ago in reply to mrvolt

    PROGRAMMING THE PHONE PLEASE

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  • mrvolt
    mrvolt over 4 years ago in reply to amr_official

    Hi AR,

     

    Unfortunately, some major parts of this design will no longer work. Pimoroni still sells a "Hyperpixel" display, but the dimensions are different from the model available in 2018. Also, while the GSM modules are available, most 2G networks are offline already, or are ending in the US at the end of this year (2020), so it won't work for very long, while you may not be American, many countries are deprecating older cellular hardware that connects to these cheaper modules. There's not a great suitable replacement for easy, LTE cellular voice right now that I'm aware of.

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  • amr_official
    amr_official over 4 years ago

    does anybody know where you can buy absolutely everything you did DJ because on the prices above it doesn't show everything like the screen and the sim .etc?

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  • 8624743278932478
    8624743278932478 over 5 years ago

    true I am 13 and I found a really cool kit that has the same basic components

    I was very cool to build here's the link

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/albertgajsak/makerphone-an-educational-diy-mobile-phone

    I researched the prices  was about the same

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  • Sean_Miller
    Sean_Miller over 5 years ago in reply to jdjdjdjdjdjr

    Pretty much anything that has a video these days to help puts it on the “easy” scale.  With anything you do, the second time you do it, it is super easy and 4 times faster. 

     

    So, like I tell my son, If you like it, just tinker here and there until it’s done.

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  • jdjdjdjdjdjr
    jdjdjdjdjdjr over 5 years ago

    Is there a scale of how hard this project  I just bought my first pi but I think this would be really neat project

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    8624743278932478 over 5 years ago in reply to rogbuilder

    with out the 3d printer and soldering iron $120

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