Recommended · for some experience
Defcon 18 - Practical Cellphone Spying - Chris Paget - Part.mov
Why people recommend it
Linked as a clear explanation of how GSM mobile phone traffic can be intercepted, offered as background rather than a build guide.
Watch for: Background viewing, not a tutorial
In their words
Also, this is a cool video to watch on cell phone hacking via GSM.
Garrett Fogerlie on electronics.stackexchange.com, Apr 2013. CC BY-SA.