Check out this interesting red rotary phone from Sparkfun. It looks like a regular phone but actually you can put your cellphone sim card in and use it wirelessly. The phone comes fully assembled and tested. All you have to do is open the phone, insert your SIM card, and turn the unit on! The unit will utilize your phone number and account minutes.
Phone dials out like normal through the rotary. Incoming calls ring the original, loud, gong style metal bells. Please note: As with all cellular phones, there is no dial tone. However, Sparkfun says that the sound quality will not be as good as your pocket phone. The GM862 cellular module from Telit works within any country that has one of the 900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz cellular bands (90% of the world).
Each phone is specially built to customer needs. The battery can run the phone for 4-5 days and is charged by unscrewing two screws on the bottom of the phone, opening it, and attaching the charger. This phone weighs around 1kg (~ 2lbs) and sets you back by US$449!!
PRODUCT URL: http://www.sparkfun.com (via zedomax)
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