KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
 ·Cox HSI
 ·AT&T Southwest
| reply to backphone driver
Re: Control your car from your phone???
said by backphone driver :
Mmmmmmmmmm......I don't think so. You find your car stolen one morning.... You whip out your phone.... You find out your car is currently in motion down I-80 30 miles away....
SO you command the seat belts to unlock, command the door locks to lock, Make the airbag deploy in the driver's face and then accelerate the car before driving it into the end of a bridge 
Yeah, I know. Never happen. Still, makes for a good revenge thought
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netnerd
join:2007-04-14
Oakland, CA
| said by KrK  :Mmmmmmmmmm......I don't think so. You find your car stolen one morning.... You whip out your phone.... You find out your car is currently in motion down I-80 30 miles away.... happen. Still, makes for a good revenge thought ever heard of TeleAid or OnStar? instead of calling TeleAid or OnStar to disable the engine.
u just send a command from the cellphone to disable the car if some1 stole it, and the car send back it' location based on GPS data. |
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jtel
join:2005-06-28
Bristol, RI | Onstar now after a stolen car report slows the car down and turns the flashers on if the car is moving making it an easy target for police. The insurance discount for that should be huge. |
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a333
A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Corona, NY
edit:
May 10th, @05:06PM
| reply to KrK
a 2000-lb. remote-controlled 'toy' car? interesting......... |
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Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
Albany, NY | reply to netnerd
Or you lose your cell phone and, while driving on the highway, the person who finds it disables your engine. No thanks. |
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heat84
join:2004-03-11
Fort Lauderdale, FL
| reply to netnerd
said by netnerd :ever heard of TeleAid or OnStar? instead of calling TeleAid or OnStar to disable the engine. u just send a command from the cellphone to disable the car if some1 stole it, and the car send back it' location based on GPS data. But that would be no fun.  |
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heat84
join:2004-03-11
Fort Lauderdale, FL
| reply to a333
said by a333 :a 2000-lb. remote-controlled 'toy' car? interesting......... I guess you've never seen Mythbusters. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | reply to netnerd
Unfortunately the car thieves know how to disable Onstar. |
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a333
A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Corona, NY | reply to heat84
not really, TBH. I'm no fan of cable TV... |
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