{"id":10552,"date":"2016-08-01T21:55:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T21:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10552"},"modified":"2016-08-01T21:55:03","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T21:55:03","slug":"namibian-student-invents-a-phone-which-does-not-need-a-sim-card-or-airtime-to-make-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10552","title":{"rendered":"Namibian student invents a phone which does not need a sim card or airtime to make calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>Namibian student has invented a phone which does not need a sim card or airtime to make calls.\u00a0 He is a<\/strong> grade 12 student<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GSM.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8433\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8433\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GSM.jpg\" alt=\"GSM\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GSM.jpg 180w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GSM-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GSM-80x80.jpg 80w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GSM-40x40.jpg 40w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GSM-64x64.jpg 64w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GSM-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a> of the Abraham Iyambo Secondary School in the Ohangwena Region of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The boy, Simon Petrus built the phone with parts from an old television and a telephone and said the invention only uses the radio system.<\/p>\n<p>the device also has features like an electric light bulb, a fan and a socket for its charger, attached to the large box it is housed in.<\/p>\n<p>The phone is less likely to be in your pocket anytime soon as the product is still very huge.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Petrus won a gold medal at a national science competition last year. He has become a household name in the southern African country for his many designs.<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=9528&amp;ad_type=61&amp;rl=180\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Namibian student has invented a phone which does not need a sim card or airtime to make calls.\u00a0 He is a grade 12 student of the Abraham Iyambo Secondary School in the Ohangwena Region of the country. 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