DIY $170 Cell Phone

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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

$170 is for the 4G model, 2G is even cheaper if you can get it activated or want 2G. It uses a homebrew OS, not Android. Not sure if it will be capable of web browsing or not.

Using this phone would ensure that you are sharing the bare minimum of information with TPTB. If you just want a phone for calling and texting then this is the ticket.

I'll be eagerly awaiting April 2019 for this phone's release as well as the Purism phone: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

How much is the 5G version?
:-0

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

5G is going for 2% of your insurance's maximum yearly out of pocket expense for cancer treatment. They want a tower every 1000 feet!

[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I know. It's a disaster. I doubt it will get approved. To many people are digging or the dangers.
Politicians and technocrats have family's too. Insurance won't want to pay out either. I like the prorated to the insurance plan. I laughed out loud. 👍

[–]useless_aether 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

i will be wearing a tionfoil hat in public

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Pshaw. Tinfoil is oldskool.

I wear an Aluminum Foil Fedora.