Cell Phones

[pharmboyrx]

Originally Posted by Accumulator

pharmboyrx- Good for you too I bet few pharmacists are that conscientious.

There are many good pharmacists out there. I'm still young and enthusiastic and haven't been ground down by years of generally being treated like crap by the general public. I hope that never changes.

[DavidB]

Originally Posted by Accumulator

Never say anything on a cell phone that you wouldn't want somebody to hear. If you have reason to be really paranoid, take the battery out of it when you're not using it.

Yeah, not sure why anyone would EVER think a cell phone is a secure communication device. It's a RADIO... with a TRANSMITTER!!!

[Accumulator]

Originally Posted by DavidB

Yeah, not sure why anyone would EVER think a cell phone is a secure communication device. It's a RADIO... with a TRANSMITTER!!!

And a RECEIVER too, which can be manipulated easier than most would ever imagine

A lot of this technology has changed significantly post-9/11.

[Monte78Carlo2k1]

And to never get caught up in always texting. Remember cell phones CAN call other people as well.

[jordanrossbell]

If i was giving my child a new cell phone i would definitely set some ground rules about talking and texting....depending on what your plan is, i have unlimited texts and email and a lot of minutes...but once a kid gets used to texting that is all they do and i know some carriers charge 10 cents a txt...incoming and outgoing...which can easily add 40-80 dollars to your bill a month if your kid goes crazy...i would let him know that!

[RDAVEX7]

I use a land line and rubber gloves when speaking to my crime family, the cell is for show lol.

Seriously though, the Patriot act since 911 means that nothing is untouchable anymore. I mean it never really was but you or I could be dragged from our home's at 4 am and held for years without any charges or simply have our phones tapped for any or no reason.

I think it's a good idea to at least have the phone in the car even if it's off because you never know what might happen. People up here go up into the Cascades with no phone all the time because they want to be free and end up dead 1 mile from the highway when all they had to do was reach out and touch someone like AT&T. You dont want to be up there after dark anyways, when the sun goes down and you start hearing banjo's it's time to leave.

[themightytimmah]

I leave mine on silent a good 8 hours a day or so - whenever I'm golfing, taking a girl on a date, it's late, etc. It takes a huge chunk of stress out of the day, for sure.

80% of the time I get called it's for something I don't want to deal with anyway.

[Holden_C04]

Anyone know how to hack into a locked Blackberry? If I enter in my password (my phone changed the password on me) one more time incorrectly, it will erase all my data and contacts. I don't have any real data I'm concerned about, it's more about the contacts. It's a business phone.

[Meghan@Autogeek]

I would take it to your authorized cell carrier, I had a lot of trouble with my blackberry when I got it, I now know the Verizon sales guy by first name. Just a thought before you lose all those contacts.

[EisenHulk]

That's classic, Gonz.

Originally Posted by DaGonz

On this same note...

On one of the last calls I ran as a Captain on an engine company, we were returning to quarters when the driver of the Engine stated "Cap... take a look at this idiot..."

He was driving his car, texting on his Blackberry and steering with his elbows!

He was weaving and out of his lane and Dave ( the driver of the Engine) said "Cap, I think he's going to hit us!"

I turned to Dave and Said "well, let him know we are here..."

It's amazing how quickly a pair of Grover air horns can get one's attention....

The Blackberry went into the air, the driver gripped the steering wheel with both hands for second, then flipped us "the flying fickle finger of fate"...

[Aviator16]

Ya nothing bothers me more than when i'm in the movies with a girl and she pulls out her phone and goes to texting. i didn't pay for our tickets so we could sit in a dark room and text.

[razr007]

hey i thought this was autopia not celltopia lol