[HH] [Discuss] build my own cell phone

[Tom Metro]

[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