Leo's Crap! (But sometimes it's something good. Occassionally, very good!)

Don’t get too excited about owing one of these, because you can’t buy one. This neat-looking, old-fashioned red rotary dial telephone is actually a cell phone! Place a sim card in it and dial away! With a built in battery you can roam indoors or out making calls (within your calling plan, of course). Watch this episode to see Padre sitting in the street making phone calls on this rotary dinosaur! Made by SharkFun, the Porto-O-Rotary is no longer available. But here’s some info from their website: We have unfortunately retired this product but you can always read about how we built it! This page is for reference only. The infamous Portable Rotary Phone is an original rotary phone that has been modified to be a cellular phone. The Port-O-Rotary has a functional rotary dial, rings the original, loud metallic bells when a call is received, and even has a dial tone. Phone comes fully assembled and tested. All you have to do is open the phone, insert your SIM card, and turn the unit on! The unit will utilize your phone number and account minutes. Each Port-O-Rotary is an original rotary phone that has been specially modified. There may be small scratches and scraps on the exterior, also known as 'character'. The battery can run the phone for 4-5 days (yes days) and is charged by an external jack on the rear of the phone (charger included). And now, back to me. Price was about $300+, which may make the fact that they're no longer made easier to take. Leo said they were all hand made and probably were too much trouble to keep building.

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