[Chicago] WiPhone, a phone you can program in Python

[Randy Baxley]

Good to 'see' you Rob.

This thread is very interesting to me.  Would service providers like AT&T
still provide a SIM card and standard plans?

Randy

On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:56 PM Rob Kapteyn <robkapteyn at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am actually a backer on a similar Kickstarter, a phone that DOES come
> with a cellular modem (either 2G or 4G):
>
>
> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/albertgajsak/makerphone-an-educational-diy-mobile-phone
>
> I am still waiting for it, but it is supposed to ship any day now.
>
> I do have a complaint however  ---
> DO NOT ADVERTISE "MICROPYTHON" as "PYTHON"  -- it is not the same thing.
> Micropython is a very nice way to program an ESP32 microcontroller -- but
> -- to me -- the name "Python" implies a level of of-the-shelf functionality
> that Micropython simply does not have.
>
> I have to admit when I jumped on the Kickstarter of the Makerphone, I was
> misled in exactly this way.
>
> Why don't you make a phone with a Raspberry Pi Zero ?
> THAT would run REAL PYTHON, and THAT I would jump on as a backer.
>
> Hope you appreciate the criticism ;)
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 11:32 PM Joshua Herman <zitterbewegung at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Could you add support for a cellular modem from that expansion slot?
>>
>> You are taking an esp32 and adding a keypad and a screen . I would be
>> expecting a cellular modem to be honest as a part of it. I have seen
>> similar builds with that feature . Why did you decide to only support WiFi ?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 14, 2019, at 11:14 AM, Ben Wilson <ben at wiphone.io> wrote:
>>
>> Hey all... I'm making a VoIP mobile phone that runs Python apps. The
>> firmware will be open. Wanted to share and get the word out.
>>
>> I wanted a phone that lets hackers do what they want (instead of trapping
>> you in a walled garden, huge IDE, non-serviceable design, etc.). The
>> hardware is also meant to be easily expandable: the back of the phone is a
>> PCB that can be swapped out for custom modules. Sort of like project Ara,
>> except it's just a PCB. any hobby-level electrical designer should be able
>> to make their own custom module.
>>
>> Kickstarter link:
>>
>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2103809433/wiphone-a-phone-for-hackers-and-makers?ref=1jz5jk
>> <https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2103809433/wiphone-a-phone-for-hackers-and-makers/>
>>
>> recent Reddit discussion:
>>
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/bagyxv/wiphone_a_phone_you_can_program_in_python/project
>>
>> build logs: https://hackaday.io/project/159811-esp32-wiphone
>>
>> Happy to answer questions here or on Reddit.
>>
>> -Ben
>>
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