WiPhone Review || Perfect Off Grid Phone!

[@Meat-Puppet]

By the time this is available, I will have forgotten about it

[@jmr]

Hey! Hey MeatPuppet! It's out!

[@monkemoonman6805]

Did u forgot about it

[@B_dev]

Good you'll never need it most likely

[@aaronlegend14]

Reminder

[@michellemarie1197]

I want something like this that's durable with physical buttons but also I want it to have am/fm radio and to have walkie talkie feature maybe paging that would be cool

[@legerdemain]

Very cool. Today is December 2, 2021. Their website says on the front page that new orders placed today are expected to ship in December, but their order page says they expect to ship next year. Kinda confusing. I'm considering it though - it looks really nice, and I wouldn't have known about it if you hadn't made the video. Thanks!

[@citizenschosoze5684]

Many backers from the initial Kickstarter three and a half years ago still haven't received their Wiphones. Supposedly the project is sending phones to testers first but even those that indicated in a survey from 2019 that they would like to test still have reported spotty fulfillment. As an initial backer of this project, if they're actively delivering web orders before even completing nearly four year old orders, that's really annoying. (Yes, I'm still waiting for my basic WiPhone and Lora 915 daughterboard after all this time, and have reached out to the project lead.)

[@JoseBriones]

Thanks for that context. I hope they are able to send more units soon.

[@citizenschosoze5684]

@@JoseBriones It's a really interesting project, and I've been looking forward to integrating my WiPhone into a Meshtastic Lora network if and when it arrives. It's understandable with covid/etc affecting the supply chain, to expect some delays. What's frustrating is to hear about new web orders well after the initial backing period being sent out after some initial backers have waited years for nothing.

[@mrpringlehead]

@@citizenschosoze5684 did you ever get your WiPhone, and did you ever get it to work with meshtastic? I’m looking for info on using the WiPhone with Meshtastic but I can’t find much.

[@fire17102]

​@@mrpringleheaddid you find anything ? I'm also hoping to use meshtastic with this.. any ideas

[@Francois_Dupont]

any update?

[@jangrewe]

LoRa = Long Range, not Low Radio

[@KingGinger101]

backed this project in 2019 and i just got it today...

[@fulltimehustler3979]

Is it good

[@jmr]

You made it sound like phone calls were possible on LoRa. It could never do that.

[@JoseBriones]

It can walkie-talkie via LoRa

[@jmr]

@@JoseBriones Ok, that sounds like it may be in the limits of LoRa. Do you know if there have been any developments lately?

[@csview8936]

Thanks! Any compatibility with meshtastic?

[@nirgunawish]

It needs a hardware switch for its 2g connection to be truly offgrid, as two in-range cell towers can already give very accurate location to providers, law enforcement etc

[@fuckthisksksjjksdfjd]

What are you talking about, it’s only a wi-if phone that makes call with sip. No PSTN calls.

[@nirgunawish]

detail over principle nitpickery im not sorry for not having a phd in

[@fuckthisksksjjksdfjd]

@@nirgunawish What, you are complaining that a product does not have X when it was never supposed to have X. That makes no sense.

[@nirgunawish]

what part of my statement reads as a complaint?

[@fabriglas]

If it had a switch that could be used for cip for emergency calls would make it awesome otherwise you need another device in emergency

[@frankenstein3163]

Great shear TY. My security system(camera) needs internet to send to my smart phone. How hard would it be to make it use the antenna/CB thing you wear chatting about to send to a WiPhone ? And any idea on range ? I would love to not need internet for my security system.

[@Really2950]

You can buy a commercial sip/voip phone with 2.4g & 5g for much less, also portable.

[@Simpaulme]

0:55 LoRa stands for LONG RANGE, not low radio

[@braillynn4903]

I'm sad it's using micro-usb idk why this terrible port won't just die already 🙄

[@subharthisarkar3522]

can you please source and review some Energizer KaiOS phones,,???,....like e282sc or e280s...have a nice day

[@JoseBriones]

I will try :)

[@azizraiyan5640]

Indeed you have a valid point. Their is a huge possibility. Best of luck...

[@braillynn4903]

I was looking through the documentation and it not having predictive text is a little bothersome.

[@JoseBriones]

It’s super beta so maybe in the future :)

[@Lugeix]

Can it run Meshtastic??

[@eshdhhdhd4251]

Bro…if they were to ever release a quantum phone…the game would be over. 🤣🤣🤣

[@evildaddysteve]

Have you already made a basic setup video for enthusiastic noobs like myself. I setup up an voip acct with linphone but have been unable to even make a test call. It would be great to see a set up so I can actually begin using it. Thanks.

[@frig1916]

Best off grid phone -> 🤙

[@tomastomas6665]

Hi, this is pretty cool. What would be the advantate of this phone in fromt of using a simple tablet for wifi calls over VOIP apps? Is it that the apps are not used? What devices can receive calls from WiPhone?

[@intensecutn]

For one, you don't have some big corporattion tracking everything you do and everywhere you go. Also much longer battery life. Not sure if you were around for the old Nokia days but those phones would last for days on a single charge. I'm sure it is much more durable, and much, much cheaper and easier to replace parts yourself. Going beyond VoIP, it's also a development board, so you could attach all kinds of sensors to it (think temperature, humidity, air pressure, UV detection, the list is almost infinite) You could quite literally turn it into a robot if you wanted.

[@psfgtech]

This looks OK, something to try

[@bhuiyanassociaties8405]

need to know about out going call are available at any countries GSM Frequiency ( For exmple - Nortel ) . also i need to know the easiest way to open SIP account , ( without blocking the IP )

[@nobody-pk8ei]

Hey Jose! Can you take a look at the mudita pure when it releases?

[@JoseBriones]

My pre-order is supposed to come this month! Crossing my fingers so I can deliver a timely review :)

[@nobody-pk8ei]

@@JoseBriones cool!

[@jakelong1418]

Does it support Skype? Skype is VoIP, but can you call other Skype users? And what VoIP services are supported? I can't find any other reviews of this on KZbin, leading me to believe it's not that good of a product.

[@meatbyproducts]

LoRa = Long Range

[@EnriqueMcQuade]

2:45 is this a reference of a Fox show named King of the Hill?

[@thebotfather6713]

Can I call anyone in any carrier with this phone that’s all I need to know

[@JoseBriones]

No. They need a VOIP phone number via an ISP.

[@thebotfather6713]

Ahh got ya do you Know if there’s a way around or no just wondering ? I want to get it but I thought you would of been able to call anyone on any carrier since your just under Wi-Fi and with the LORA

[@danprather6896]

what is a better phone the schok classic or the alcatel go flip 3 ?

[@JoseBriones]

Schok in my opinion.

[@neekohah]

Hey, I'm actually planning on getting one (from the us). Can anyone give me a hint of how long it would take to get to me, and how is this a "hacking phone" can someone elaborate? Getting it because I got a flipper zero today and this would be an great add-on to my educational pentester journey.

[@robyee3325]

So it’s like a Wi-Fi walkie talkie and can only call other wiphones?

[@JoseBriones]

Or other numbers on the internet via the same providers.

[@MichaelBarklow]

so is the wiphone still sending out product?

[@hamzajamal9522]

From Mystery tech

[@lukepav6533]

Essentially

[@philhickey1637]

Has this apparently risky project been overtaken by eg WhatsApp that also uses free VOIP using SIP???

[@dsdk1524]

Here’s a fun question, does it have a built-in screen reader?

[@JoseBriones]

No

[@hamaurn7170]

It's quite thicc

[@mariusmarius4832]

Wow... I need one. 👍

[@cadenpolen001]

I'm trying to understand how this phone is "off-grid"... 🙋‍♂ If it still uses a VOIP or SIP connection, couldn't your name be traced through that service/connection provider, just as a normal mobile service provider would have your personal information? 🤔 Kind of defeats the purpose, if you ask me. 🤷‍♂

[@djstreetman5267]

very amazing

[@jovanjanevski3747]

Add a GSM modem so it's not useless toy.

[@overbuiltlimited]

Good review. Looks like a cool device. In an unrelated note, please don’t say that you have a link to something in the description box if you aren’t going to put it there, especially if you have a ton of other cut and paste links.

[@JoseBriones]

Apologies. Forgot to include. Busy day haha. I'll add it there :)

[@lukepav6533]

LoRa is Long Range, not Low Radio

[@Francois_Dupont]

lol, LoRa means Long Range.

[@fuckthisksksjjksdfjd]

That was a useless review. Never show the product being used. Never mentioned battery life, never did a lot of things.

[@JoseBriones]

Thanks for your feedback. When I reviewed this, it was in very early stages so nothing really worked properly except for a few times.

[@citizenschosoze5684]

As a quick update to my comment below, I finally received my Kickstarter WiPhone and 915mhz Lora daughterboard. Backer 662

[@anyname5435]

Can you use the voip to make normal calls to regular mobile providers? So instead of having a mobile plan you charge a voip provider account using a sip number for outbound calls?

[@JoseBriones]

It doesn't really work for that sadly.

[@tryoung524]

​@@JoseBrioneslol... so it really can't replace a phone?... has to be connected to wifi to work. And only calls to other voip connection? This project gonna tank

[@Cracky003]

If they offered a Google voice type service that interfaced with all phones I'd be 100% on board

[@JoseBriones]

Maybe someone will code a Google Voice Client. It's possible for sure!

[@Cracky003]

@@JoseBriones not GV, the API isn't available if you aren't Google. But, something like Text free or Text now or whatever it's called might be a real possibility.

[@garychen7081]

Seems like if you're only using wi-fi you should just get an ipod touch!

[@googleassistant7860]

can i call any cellular number from this phone? i mean can i call any mobile number?

[@warwickmilne3149]

LoRa does NOT stand for lower radio.... its ""Long Range"

[@JoseBriones]

Yes. Others have pointed that out.

[@warwickmilne3149]

sucks be to wrong and have it on video for proof hey haha@@JoseBriones

[@thunderlightning9355]

Ok ok can I still. Watch you tube vids

[@JoseBriones]

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[@imedlarbi3551]

ATTENTION ARNAQUE

[@alkoweski3765]

Sounds useless