[sudoroom] raspberry pi mobile phone network

[Andrew]

tl;dr ... http://youtu.be/DU8hg4FTm0g?t=8m28s


On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Andrew <andrew at roshambomedia.com> wrote:

> It's actually possible to do this legally. I am no lawyer, I don't even
> have a ham license, but from what I understand you can operate in the
> 900mhz range with a ham license and most modern phones will pick it up.
> There are a few more details like you have to broadcast your ID or what
> not, but it's possible and people have done it. (see NinjaTel, and this...
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU8hg4FTm0g ).
>
> --Andrew
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Leonid Kozhukh <len at ligertail.com> wrote:
>
>> quick google search yields an open source alternative:
>> http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/03/20/introducing-rtl-sdr-a-20-sdr/
>>
>> even at $1k price point, remember you are replacing a 200ft hunk of metal
>> + electronics that many people have died servicing. these are the types of
>> things that im perfectly willing to take on legal risk and find financing
>> for as they are that important and impactful...
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Steve Berl <steveberl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In the video that "extra hardware" is an Ettus Research USRP SDR radio.
>>> Probably cost around $1000.
>>>
>>> You also wouldn't want to do this outdoors because your base station
>>> would interfere with the commercial cell phone base stations, and I think
>>> the phone company would hunt you down pretty quickly.
>>>
>>> Now if you could figure out how to make your own SIM cards, and had
>>> unlocked phones ....
>>>
>>> -steve
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Leonid Kozhukh <len at ligertail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>  apparently its possible (illegal) to replace large cell towers with
>>>> raspberry pis and open source software:
>>>> http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-news/basestation-created-on-raspberry-pi/46960/
>>>>
>>>> anyone down to get this working?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> len
>>>>
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>>> -steve
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>>
>>
>>
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>> len
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