If you have some of the older Ericsson GSM handsets from early last century, they can easily be used with an Arduino to send and receive SMS text messages - ideal for inexpensive remote-control systems. Doing so is quite easy and has been demonstrated by Arduino enthusiast Kostas Kokoras. The Ericsson phones have a very simple connector which can be hacked into without too much effort (or buy a cheap data cable and cut the end off!) with the results being demonstrated in the following video:
Although there isn't a full tutorial, you can find the demonstration sketch here and the phone pinouts here. And for more, we're on twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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