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  Ha!, that's cool. I've wanted to build one of those since forever-ago, just as a statement about the nasty ergonomics of modern cellphones and the timelessness of good design.

  Those pictures remind me of the old phone phreak days, when I was in highschool, modifying Bell 500 sets and their kin for various functions you couldn't get in residential service decades ago. Nice thing about the classic phone sets is that they could be modded like crazy and had plenty of space for circuit boards, relays, and suchlike. The 2500 series touchtone sets are still available (Cortelco, made in USA), about $50 each new, or check your local electronics surplus store or flea market for used ones.

  Posted by: gg2 on June 20, 2005 at 1:04 AM

• SparkFun is a great place for Make type folks - good tutorials and a great source for microcontroller and wireless projects. And as you can see with this phone, they have a good time.

  Posted by: ray@teamwidget.com on June 20, 2005 at 10:36 AM

• Oops, should have added:

  Spark Fun Electronics has a tutorial up on how they made this phone -

  http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorial/Port-O-Rotary/portable-rotary.htm

  Posted by: ray@teamwidget.com on June 20, 2005 at 10:41 AM

• Cell phone manufacturers are trying too hard to win a customer. Some are paying out the bloggers to blog their phones. Some are turning out different looking phones. One commentator said that it is a rotory cellphone. I don't see why would one buy a rotory cell phone. But I do think everybody would buy a cellphone that could surf a web without having a 802.11b or 802.11n laptop that has to be taken to a wi-fi hot spot. All that has to be done is to redevelop a method of deliverying the internet service so that it is no longer necessary for the server to send the data to a client. In such a case a cellphone, that can send htext messages, can be used as a client. The matter is discussed at the following blog:

  http://www.wirelessera.blogspot.com

  Posted by: newerawisp on July 5, 2005 at 3:57 PM

• Thanks for this great post. You've got some really good info in your blog. If you get a chance, you can check out my blog on
  {cell phone batteries} at http://www.cellphonebatteriesproduction.com.

  Chris Scanlon
  http://www.cellphonebatteriesproduction.com

  Posted by: Chris1234 on January 15, 2006 at 4:48 PM

• I remember i have this phone when i was young, sometime it is hard to dial the number you want.

  http://www.motorolav190.com

  Posted by: hellocalls on February 9, 2006 at 8:53 AM

• Whaoow...
  Really cool, need to get my hands on one of these
  old phones. And then let the modding begin. :)

  Best regards
  David - Sweden
  http://www.vaga-le.se

  Posted by: David_Swe on June 11, 2006 at 8:40 AM

• Whaoow...
  Really cool, need to get my hands on one of these
  old phones. And then let the modding begin. :)

  Best regards
  David - Sweden
  http://www.vaga-le.se

  Posted by: David_Swe on June 11, 2006 at 8:41 AM

• Yes. There was nothing better than the big old heavy handset. I am sure they would NOT allow that phone on an airplane.

  It may not have the electronics (pre-upgrade), however someone could be used it effectively as a club. That's a bad thing. :)

  But I would like one for my car...maybe you could start refurbishing old handsets with modern technology.

  How about turning a Motorola BC-611 Walkie Talkie into a cell phone?

  Motorola BC-611 Walkie Talkie
  http://72.9.241.50/~wa4kcy/page3.htm

  Sure, it would be kind of heavy to pack around, but it would look great hanging off your belt.

  I feel better now. Thanks. ;)

  James
  

  Posted by: cell_phone_guy on August 15, 2006 at 3:55 PM

• Really great! I can't imagine why you would want to carry around that big thing, but I think it is so cool that you made it a mobiel phone!

  Posted by: CellphoneSavant on September 20, 2006 at 6:01 PM

• HaHa that is just too cool and funny.... Old school mobile!!

  Posted by: LG_Chocolate_Phone_Freak on December 24, 2006 at 4:18 PM

• I will try to get this to work on an old 1950's British Bakelite telephone like the one on my web site http://bakelite.fortunecity.com/ I will post photographs when I get it working. Thanks for the idea :-)

  Posted by: Bakelite on July 29, 2007 at 4:51 AM

• I will try to get this to work on an old 1950's British Bakelite telephone like the one on my web site http://bakelite.fortunecity.com/ I will post photographs when I get it working. Thanks for the idea.

  Posted by: Bakelite on July 29, 2007 at 4:52 AM

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