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Using ThinkPad T480 as a mobile phone

70 pointsby marosgregotoday at 4:56 PM28 commentsview on HN

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summermusictoday at 8:52 PM

Is there an easy way to make any generic computer work as a phone without hacking it?

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Scene_Cast2today at 7:34 PM

I love the hackability of Thinkpads circa that generation.

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dvorkatoday at 8:49 PM

I still use my beloved t480 ... and there is still more amazing things it can do :) thank you!

yjftsjthsd-htoday at 8:37 PM

> You can even use Android apps natively with Waydroid

Is that what's shown in the video? Or just another phone app that coincidentally looks like Android?

marosgregotoday at 4:56 PM

ThinkPad T480 can be used as a fully featured mobile phone, supporting calls, SMS and mobile data.

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PunchyHamstertoday at 8:40 PM

It has whitelist for wireless cards ? That's just evil

fsflovertoday at 8:32 PM

Alternatively you could use a GNU/Linux phone (Librem 5 or Pinephone), which allows to freely choose the OS and supports ordinary mobile use cases. It is small, but if you connect a screen and keyboard, you get the full PC.

portugueaseytoday at 8:23 PM

I’m disappointed in the lack of a Trigger Happy TV skit, but I’ll let it slide for reminding everyone that repairable laptops exist, and are still great

Amboliatoday at 5:10 PM

A setup like this but in phone size would be ideal. The free software mobile world has really been a dumpster fire from the beginning.

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