Using ThinkPad T480 as a mobile phone
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The word "mobile" is really doing some heavy lifting here 😆
You don’t have a T480 belt holster???
Just imagining pulling it out, opening it, typing in a secure password and answering the phone call with mouse.
you laugh, but this is seriously inticiing to people like who only have their phones out of necessity like a wallet and have to no clue where they are most of the time if not in my pocket.
i make over 99% of my calls; text messages; and social media on my laptop so this would eliminate the need for the phone all together.
"Therefore, you can now throw away your mobile phone and use a laptop only!"
Lmao
We are bringing clamshell phones back one way or a other
In what way? To me, this seems viable.
Hell, really any laptop with 4G/5G modem. Internet connectivity anywhere is mostly my concern. A pocket-sized computer is still fairly convenient, but it doesn't provide me with anything unique a laptop can't replace.
It was mostly a quip about replacing the convenience of something that fits in your pocket and is handheld. I like the idea, it could work for some people. Definitely not me, I'm not in front of a screen / PC for almost all of my day. I do stay in touch with people via texts / calls throughout the day however.
I guess it can have its uses, but it would definitely not replace a mobile phone for me. It may be good in an office where you get your calls by the computer and indeed for internet connection on a laptop, but it will not replace the ease of going somewhere and calling your friend to say "I'm in the square, I don't see you let's meet at this bar".
Indian guys and doing ridiculous shit with older hardware. Its gonna be sad when a whole generation of techies grows up talking to AI instead of listening to Indian dudes on YouTube.
"older hardware"
The T480 can't be older than from 2018.
That's only 8 years, we are no longer in the 90s, computers can last much longer than that now. :D
My main laptop is a T495s, just slightly newer and I have no desire to upgrade. The thing even plays quite a few games decently
Now i'm imagining some dude holding a thinkpad up to his ear
HELLO?! IM AT THE CINEMA! NO, IT'S RUBBISH! Edit: not the exact skit, but close
lol, there was a Trigger Happy TV post earlier today! I’ve mentioned thar skit before to people. Great show!
DO NOT TRUST THIS MAN
Don't be ridiculous, I would never make the phone call directly from the Thinkpad. I would just install Asterisk on the Thinkpad and then use it as a PBX where the cell module acts as the voice gateway. And then make the call via Linphone on my mobile device connected to the Thinkpad over WiFi.
Woah a huge flip phone!
Cool pairing of hardware in all seriousness. I too used to laugh at the inclusion of 3G/4G in select iPad models.
My dad is thinking of ditching his smartphone for a flip ... he also has a T480. No way am i putting this idea in his head.
Why
Not?
Yeah, I will be putting it in my pocket.
At this point, we're getting closer into bringing PDAs back
Looks convenient.
Have an X1 Carbon with SIM slot. Been meaning for ages to do something with that. This gave me nudge. :-)
Seriously? I thought it was something more stable and mimimal, like Minix or whatever.
It's probably a very trimmed down android. I'm assuming it has to do with drivers, since these modem chips go in phones anyway.
Why destroy the security of your device like that?
The only thing worse than IME is giving it cell tower access. Yikes.