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Have you ever misplaced your cell phone? I know I do 2 or 3 times a year. This causes me some anxiety due to the unauthorised use potential. I propose a pin to disable a cell with a call, that way when a phone is just misplaced or for that matter if it is actually lost or stolen it can be disabled while
you wait for it to turn up. I realise the phone service provider can do this but it isn't convenient and convenience is what people want. For the record My house is out of cell range so I cant call to find my phone.
Recently Baked
http://news.yahoo.c...apan_security_phone
Albeit by a slightly different method and it doesn't require you to notice that the phone is missing. [craigts, Nov 07 2006]
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"Cell phones" are widely known to exist. Your summary would make a better title. |
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Seems like a good idea, though. |
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Yes, a phone that turns off on its own would be OK but it seems this baked security phone is a set up to take your money . Most of what it does can be done with no special card. A card that costs money to replace and no doubt a fee to enable. The facial recognition software alone can do everything without a card, including being convenient and cheap which are my ideas benefits. Thanks for the research though I must admit I didn't Google this I figured if it wasn't in use or half-baked it needed to be. |
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Well I didn't fishbone you... I didn't mean 'Baked' as in 'widely known to exist.' |
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As far as I know, this is what passwords are for. My phone, at least, allows me to lock the keypad and the phone can't be used (except to answer incoming calls) unless you enter the correct PIN. 3 wrong attempts to enter the PIN locks the SIM card and requires a PUK code (Personal Unlocking Code). 3 wrong attempts at *that* and you have to replace the SIM completely. |
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That said, this is a good idea in case you forgot to lock the keypad. + |
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