Anyone put a cellphone in this thing yet?

[ethereal]

Alright; so I came across pandora while surfing the internets. I did a little research and found out that this thing doesn't come with a cellphone.


I love the way the buttons are positioned and how it also has a full keyboard, but not having a cellphone is a deal breaker for me. I really don't want to walk around with a 2 devices in my pockets. If it had a cellphone it would be the perfect umpc device.


Has anyone managed to get solder a cellphone into this thing? Is there some sort of cellphone type usb device that would work with Pandora?


Anyone making custom hardware pandora mods that includes cellphone capabilities?

 

[ethereal]

honestly, pal, too bulky for me


i can see something practical with 3G/gsm usb/bt modem and bluetooth headsets, could be possible, but still too bulky


pandora + nokia C6 is such a great IMO

Honestly, having a pandora and a cellphone would be to bulky for me. That's why I would like some sort of internal cellphone inside the pandora that I could use to send and receive phonecalls.

 

[Tellurium]

Alright; so I came across pandora while surfing the internets. I did a little research and found out that this thing doesn't come with a cellphone.


I love the way the buttons are positioned and how it also has a full keyboard, but not having a cellphone is a deal breaker for me. I really don't want to walk around with a 2 devices in my pockets. If it had a cellphone it would be the perfect umpc device.


Has anyone managed to get solder a cellphone into this thing? Is there some sort of cellphone type usb device that would work with Pandora?


Anyone making custom hardware pandora mods that includes cellphone capabilities?

I guess i could take one apart and shove my cell phone in it.


I only kid.


But it would be cool to use it as a cell phone with a headset.

 

[WizardStan]

Can't find it right now, but a year or so ago I did stumble across a USB stick which worked as data but could also send texts and make phone calls through a bluetooth headset. There isn't a lot of room, but I'm thinking someone with a knife, soldering iron, steady hands, and a lot of patience could fit such a thing into the top of the case beside the LCD.

 

[Blue Protoman]

Making the Pandora a cell phone would have inflated the size of the unit AND the price. It might have also cut down on its open-ness.

 

[WorldTripping]

Well, 'The Openmoko Dialer' is in the Angstrom repos:


http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/repo/


And search for 'dialer'


I have a USB GSM dongle that I can use to connect a laptop to the 'net wherever there is a phone signal.


(I use the same SIM card that I use in my handset.)


So with an appropriate SIM card, ie one with 'Data' and 'Calls', it should be possible to make / receive calls with a BT headset and a Pandora.


(At least this is what I intend to try and do when I get my unit.)


Disclaimer..I am in the UK, on a contract, for a phone that comes with a 'Calls' and 'Data' allowance.