[geeks] Now for something completely geek

[sammy ominsky]

On 22/08/2006, at 02:39, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:

> The setting to turn it off is misleading: it can be enabled by dialing
> 911, and the company can enable it without asking you on many phones.

I didn't know this.


> 	- automatic downloading of local ads, complete with graphics

I get these on my phone all the time, from my service provider.  I  
delete and go on with my life.


> One I read about was the one where you phone would ring every time  
> a GPS triggered ad fired.  Yes, some idiot in marketing actually  
> thought this
> was a good idea.

Does that include charging you for airtime for the call?  THAT would  
almost be criminal, I think.  Other than that, from a marketing  
perspective it almost makes sense.

---sambo