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

[Randy Baxley]

Yes, back home in Houston,  Too bad I can only be in one place at a time.

On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 11:20 PM Rob Kapteyn <robkapteyn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Randy, good to "see" you too.  You back in Texas ?
>
> I do not have a Makerphone yet.
> The people making it are young and in Croatia.
> They seem to have their act together, but they have been swamped by the
> huge response they got when it started in November.
> It seems like lots of people are interested in a cellphone that does only
> what you want, and can't be easily hacked to spy on you ;)
>
> Their FAQ page answers most of those questions:
> makerphone faqs
> <https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/albertgajsak/makerphone-an-educational-diy-mobile-phone/faqs>
>
> I don't know how US carriers will deal with the lack of 911 location, etc.
>
> I'll let you know how it goes, but I'm not sure when I'll have time to
> mess with it.
>
> - Rob
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 9:43 PM Randy Baxley <randy7771026 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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