MetaFilter posts tagged with cellphones and telephones

Cheaters' days are numbered

LinusMines — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:08:35 -0800

Dial-A-Cheater "proved what I couldn't. After he answered the call I scheduled, I asked him who it was. He lied. I totally busted him out. He was cheating with my best friend!" Kill the illusion of joy with a cell phone (and $1.95 USD).

Choosing a Cell Phone Service

grrarrgh00 — Thu, 23 Jan 2003 10:00:38 -0800

Among the most confusing dilemmas facing today's consumer is the question of which cell phone carrier is right for you. Even though Consumer Reports just published an article rating different carriers, the results are far from conclusive. I've been searching for web resources to cut through all the crap, and I thought I'd share a couple with the MeFi community, since typing "compare cell phone plans" into Google brings up a load of pop-up laden vendors thinly disguised as dispensers of advice.

PhoneScoop.com offers the most comprehensive lists of cell phone features I've seen, a handy comparison tool, and a good number of intelligent user reviews.
LetsTalk.com suffers from a bit of that thinly-disguised-vendor syndrome, but it is useful for comparing different services and getting clearly presented, itemized lists of each service's features. Be wary of the service comparison tool, because it's rather incomplete, but it's a good starting point to compare plans.

Lanternjmk — Mon, 11 Mar 2002 08:25:04 -0800

Hackers target Cell Phones With the connectivity of cell phones to the internet, hackers have begun to target cell phones, programming prank calls, placing calls to wherever and erasing the software in the phone.

john — Thu, 12 Oct 2000 10:49:12 -0800

The next time you someone with a finger in their ear they might be on the phone.

alan — Tue, 11 Jul 2000 13:50:18 -0800

Kill all the phones. Kill all the phones.