Please wait...
I don't need it so wont, but ran across sort of a neat thing today ( may be old news to others )
Clockwork "uconsole".
A portable case for a RPI SOC, screen, keyboard, battery.. So far, eh, whatever, but its also got a slot for a 4G cellular modem. Sounds like a good candidate for a DYI VoIP phone. Sort of like i was talking about a few threads ago, but in a nice case.
WiFi, so when you have no cell.. still works...
And has BT of course so could be used as a meshtastic node too.
Around here we used to be warned we were going to make the switch away
from the current available networks, but that never happens because so
much people is still using the old ones.
It happens. In fact, here in the US some carriers kept 2G alive for quite some time after 3G was shut down for exactly that reason: embedded radios in cars, alarm systems, smart meters, vending machines, etc. were 2G and took longer to replace.
Equipment vendors are getting smarter about this, though. Often where you'd see an embedded 2G radio in the past, you'll now find a 4G radio attached to a USB or M.2 socket that can be upgraded without forklifting the entire appliance.
Fri Mar 15 2024 19:12:06 UTC from msgrhysIn the early morning, my father awoke to that creepy EAS tone emanating from his phone. It was a tornado warning.
Seriously, that tone is creepy.
Shouldn't it be?
Yes, it should. That doesn't change the fact that it is :P
Sat Nov 01 2025 07:29:55 UTC from ParanoidDelusions
Fri Mar 15 2024 19:12:06 UTC from msgrhysIn the early morning, my father awoke to that creepy EAS tone emanating from his phone. It was a tornado warning.
Seriously, that tone is creepy.
Shouldn't it be?