The OpenBTS project - an open-source GSM base station

Posted Sep 4, 2008 19:06 UTC (Thu) by drag (guest, #31333)
In reply to: The OpenBTS project - an open-source GSM base station by pcampe
Parent article: The OpenBTS project - an open-source GSM base station

Well if you have a hacksaw you can spend a couple minutes and steal any bike or break into any warehouse that you please. You'd be amaze how fast a 15 year old boy can hack through a thick steel cable.

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I would think it would be completely legal if you have a radio operators license of some sort. I mean it's not like the government can make it illegal for people start their own cellular phone companies.

The OpenBTS project - an open-source GSM base station

Posted Sep 4, 2008 20:56 UTC (Thu) by pcampe (guest, #28223) [Link] (1 responses)

At least in Europe, companies have paid governments a lot of money for licenses to use the GSM band and governments protect their investments (and network health and security) not allowing anyone else to use the GSM band.

The OpenBTS project - an open-source GSM base station

Posted May 21, 2009 14:52 UTC (Thu) by 071203 (guest, #58711) [Link]

If you get a amateur radio licence, you are allowed to use some spectrum
near the GSM band, mabe that is a solution?