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		rollcat on Dec 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nokia 5110 – Back from the Dead (2022) Not that difficult, DIY dumbphones are mostly case, buttons, display, etc. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827183214/http://alumni.med...

dotancohen on Dec 16, 2024 [–]

And a proprietary blob for actually communicating with the tower.

rollcat on Dec 17, 2024 | [–]

What are the alternatives? SDR? How's that with energy usage? Regional regulations?

Not cynical, just actually interested in practical answers and trade-offs.

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