Pfffff, what world are we living in...... After the news that China has decided to force manufacturers to standardise phone charging ports to the mini-USB format, it turns out that there's an even easier way to get the industry-wide feature you want implemented: just be the FBI. What cellphone manufacturers are reluctant to include in-among all the blurb about Bluetooth and high-speed data connectivity is that apparently every recent phone sold in the US has a built-in tracking device that, once activated remotely, can be set to keep the microphone powered on even when the phone itself is switched off. The FBI used the technology in collecting evidence for the recent Genovese crime family trial, and it should be made clear that they can only do so with the relevant court order. Saying that, just how difficult is it to get a court order in our age of super-terror? The only way to circumnavigate the tracker is removing the battery, which then makes the phone rather useless. In fact, you'd be better off carrying a small child's shoe, which could at least be used for storing your keys. I'd be very interested to find out whereabouts in the phone circuitry the tracking device is located, from a purely geeky point of view. Anybody fancy hacking open their KRZR and going looking?
Dont think i'll ever own a cell phone. I dont see why the call cant wait 15 mins untill I get home. eric
sweet, my phone broke friday morning n i jus got a new one to it was a software defect, which sounds nothing like my fault but they still made me pay for a new fuckin phone and a call may be able to wait 15 minutes if ur around, but if your 45 minutes out of the way n ur car breaks down n the nearest payphone is 3 miles away i'm sure the cellular will be useful to get ahold of somebody quick
I've had my phone for about 3 years and it's still one of the best imo. Motorola V600 with Swarovski crystals on it, looks mad gangsta, and i have a prepaid plan so i think i should be fine. I use street terminology, but not everyone that calls me is discrete over the phone.
I dont really give a fuck. I dont think they really care to much about me. What they gon find? Me pickin up a Q or a HP. That aient shit, Bigger fish in the sea.
I think Duke said it best. "I don't know who you are, where you are from, or what you want... But if you threaten my freedom... I'll kill you."
Um, forget fucking around with the hardware, I've got a much easier alternative. Buy a phone from overseas (Tri-band GSM) and have it unlocked for use on US networks. For example, my last cell phone was a blackberry from T-Mobile in Germany, thus it was free of pesky FBI devices but OH NO3z!! it's got a sim lock on it that prevents me from using it on T-Mo USA. Not a problem, you can have any GSM phone remotely unlocked via hooking your phone up to the USB port on your computer and paying an unlocking service (I'm not doing any advertising for a specific one) $20-$50 to have the sim lock removed. Now, it will work with any GSM provider in the US that uses SIM cards and the GSM network (cingular, T-mo, etc..) edit: I know Canadian's don't have this problem (as far as is known) with Rogers, Fido, etc, but this trick will work for ya'll up north of the border as well
That's fucked up, i'm moving to Canada ASAP. I make all my deals over the cell without using any sort of slang...
Unless you plan on transporting 600 pounds of cocaine in a bonded truck, you don't have much to worry about.
"Well, if push comes to shove, we'll spray these fucking swine down with this whole can of mace and make a run for it."