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pkphilip ◴[] No.41886312[source]
It is not really a phone - it is more like a Wifi connected device which makes all calls over VOIP. There is no GSM connection and therefore no SIM etc. I like the project but calling this a phone is inaccurate.

If a GSM module is also included, this would be a lovely device to have. Also, would be nice to have a much larger screen.

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esperent ◴[] No.41886492[source]
I don't think that's fair. Phones used to be connected by wires, then there where a few satellite connected phones, and nowadays most are connected by cellular. But they're all phones because that's what we call a device used to connect and talk to people at long distance using a registry of numbers or names. This one connects using WiFi, which is unusual. But it has the same basic functionality of being a phone.
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1. cultofmetatron ◴[] No.41886672[source]
by your definition, my laptop is a phone too.
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2. guerrilla ◴[] No.41886698[source]
No, that's not the primary purpose of your laptop.
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3. andai ◴[] No.41886729[source]
A videophone, no less!
4. cultofmetatron ◴[] No.41886738[source]
tell that to my mom! :P
5. Topfi ◴[] No.41886863[source]
By that logic, neither are modern day smartphones.
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6. guerrilla ◴[] No.41886901{3}[source]
I agree. That's why I prefer the term mobile, since I can at least pretend it means mobile computer.
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7. NBJack ◴[] No.41886943[source]
Correct, it can be a phone: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone
8. itintheory ◴[] No.41887363{4}[source]
I'm partial to "com" - short for computer, or communicator. Hasn't caught on yet though.
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9. patapong ◴[] No.41887596{5}[source]
Let's go back to PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Although in this day and age I feel like I am the assistant to my phone, so maybe that is no longer accurate.