a weird phenomenon

Tue Sep 14, 2004 10:30 am by zlo

Today I received an empty SMS from my wife. Naturally, I phoned her to find out what's going on. So, it appeared, that empty SMSs were sent to all people who were in her phone registry, plus a new entry (just a number without any name) appeared there in five copies. I wonder if it could be a phone virus that was discussed somewhat earlier her. On the other hand, her phone is not some top-notch gadget - it's just a simple Siemens C60. Strange...

Life is sexually transmitted

Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:17 pm by The Shroud (lurking)

Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:33 pm by Tawakalna

zlo means a text meassage on the cellphone simple message service=sms (i think)

Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:34 pm by Setsuna

If your wife didn't use GPSR or hasn't recieved any strange SMS, I don't see how could it be a virus... Maybe it's an operator error...

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Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:38 pm by RILMS

I didn't know phones could get viruis...

Life: No one gets out alive.

Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:45 pm by freighter fighter

bit behind the times rilms

Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:12 am by Fear Factor

I used to send empty smses to the first person on my address book (got myself a SET610) - the joystick/main button is oversensitive and gets pushed in my pocket and keeps doing the default options protocols (go to menu-messages-text messages-write new-send-select recipient-recipient ok? phone number ok?-send)

It stopped when I set the auto keypad lock on.

RILMS is a Canadian, if I remember correctly. "SMS' and "text messaging" is apparently a very foreign concept to north Americans - it's true - read Rheingold's Wired Mobs. It's a culture thing. Europeans and Brits, however, are avid texters. Asians even more so, with the Japanese kids at the top (it's considered rude to talk loudly a la Nu Yawkers, so sms is the alternative). They even develop bigger thumbs because of their habits.

Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:46 am by zlo

@FF: to the first person would be understandable, but to all on the list? Anyway, I think we have to contact the service provider and find it out.

Life is sexually transmitted

Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:19 am by Esquilax

Mobiles! *Spits* I keep warning you people about them...

Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:25 am by Tawakalna

mine's in Tunisia. if you ring it you just get an Arab voice going alckakakkak-alkak-lakakak (or something)

it got half-inched somewhere in Sousse or Port El-Kantoui. ah well, i hated the stoopid thing anyway.

Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:32 am by Kendo THM

alckakakkak-alkak-lakakak

Sounds funny. Really, really funny

I guess the mobile wanted some rest in the sun.

Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:30 pm by Tawakalna

i ring it up occasionally and shout "give my my phone back you thieving b*st*rds!"

here's the number, ring it and listen to the arabs +44 (0)7762032572 stinkin' rotten phone i hope it goes off while the thieving rat's driving his taxi (they all drive taxis) and he crashes while fumbling for the phone. thief.

Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:10 am by Esquilax

i hope it goes off while the thieving rat's driving his taxi (they all drive taxis) and he crashes while fumbling for the phone. thief.

I sense much anger in you...

Thu Sep 16, 2004 5:47 am by Indy11

Uh. Any reason why you didn't cancel your phone account Taw?

@Zlo, what did you phone service provider say?

Thu Sep 16, 2004 5:50 am by Tawakalna

its pre-pay. there wsn't much on it anyway.

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