I was lucky enough to stumble on this great post over at Instructables. The post gives you the steps you need to make your own Skype phone from a old cellphone and a cheap or broken headset. It's a post well worth you checking out.

step 1What you need

A) If you are wealthy: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - A brand new cellphone with cool "calling" features: MP3, video, internet, etc. - A brand new well-performing headset - Some…

step 2Disassembling the phone and the headset

You'll need to completely dismount the cellphone. I used a small knife to pry the cover and to remove the small rubbers. With a Philips screw driver, I removed all the sm…

step 3Find the microphone and the speaker

First, you need to find the speaker in the phone. It's usually located near where you place your ear (what a coincidence!). Then you will find its 2 connections to the PC…

step 4Connecting the speaker

I will assume that you now have a dismounted cellphone (PC boards exposed) and a green 3.5mm jack with 2 wires connected. Solder the 2 wires from the plug on the speaker's…

step 5Connecting the microphone

I will assume that you now have a dismounted cellphone (PC boards exposed) and a pink 3.5mm jack with 2 wires connected. Solder the 2 wires from the plug on the microphone…

step 6Completion

You can secure the connections with some electrical tape. You then need to reassemble the phone. It sounds easy... now do it ;)

step 7Use it!

There is nothing more to say than: use it. You'll probably be pleased by the enhanced quality (in comparison to the original headset).

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