I just ordered some sample boards for this cellular module board that I invented. I have 1 or two unreserved samples, is anyone here interested?
Features of my cell module:
High data rate up to 115200 and software selectable baud rate
LEDs for power and status
UART interface at 1.8V to 45V level ( all shifting is done onboard)
Wires for a SIM card connector - works with any SIM card
Quad band cellular
Sends texts
Dials phone calls ( it can only dial, if you want to use a microphone or speaker you need to slightly modify the board, though most people will just use the board for transmitting data - aka UAVs transmitting lots of data)
Connects to Internet and sends data over the internet to sockets ( This is what I use it for in my consumer product. It works fabulously and I transmit tons of data wirelessly to my computer using a TCP socket)
Store data/names/numbers in phonebooks
Fits into breadboard easily for easy prototyping
Alarms
Real Time Clock synced to Cellular Tower's time
Works as high up as a cell phone does ( at least 10,000 feet up. I'm actually putting my module on a weather balloon that a nearby hackerspace is launching to demonstrate height)
Basically it can do anything a cellphone can do, and any microcontroller can control it
Also, since I used this module in my product, I have all the code and libraries finished already, so even a newbie can use this module to transmit data wirelessly. Here's a quick video explaining it:
Cellular ModuleI'm going to make some demo videos later on this week when I get the new samples. Cost for a sample is $70, $80 with antenna, antenna cable, and SIM card holer. The only competition with my product are the Evaluation Modules ( the ones that have all the chips assembled) from Sparkfun.
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/categories.php?c=69 . But as you can see their cheapest is $150 ( the GE865 evaluation board).
If you are interested ,please email me eric [ at ] narobo [dot] com . Be sure to mention what you will use the cellular module for, because I'd like the very first samples to be used in cool projects/people who know what they are doing.