Comments on: Big Brother is Pinging Your Cell Phone: Thanks, Sprint! http://akagaga.com/2009/12/big-brother-is-pinging-your-cell-phone-thanks-sprint.html home of the Word for Wednesday and akaGaGa, a Christian and a libertarian - in that order - who blogs about both. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:19:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: akagaga http://akagaga.com/2009/12/big-brother-is-pinging-your-cell-phone-thanks-sprint.html/comment-page-1#comment-1081 akagaga Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:45:01 +0000 http://akagaga.com/?p=1432#comment-1081 Well, my husband has since informed me that my phone <em>does</em> have GPS, so I was operating under a false sense of anonymity. But I've had this phone for at least five or six years, and they haven't told me I have to get rid of it yet. If they did, I'd probably be so mad that I'd get something completely different! Mom is doing a bit better. At least she can swallow to eat now. And yesterday they moved her into a rehab hospital, and they're doing intense therapy. Don't know what will happen when the insurance boots her out of there. Hubby's sister is a nurse in Maine, and would welcome her, but Mom's mandated-insurance in the grand state of Massachusetts won't cover <b>anything</b> if she moves out of state. Well, my husband has since informed me that my phone does have GPS, so I was operating under a false sense of anonymity. But I’ve had this phone for at least five or six years, and they haven’t told me I have to get rid of it yet. If they did, I’d probably be so mad that I’d get something completely different!

Mom is doing a bit better. At least she can swallow to eat now. And yesterday they moved her into a rehab hospital, and they’re doing intense therapy. Don’t know what will happen when the insurance boots her out of there. Hubby’s sister is a nurse in Maine, and would welcome her, but Mom’s mandated-insurance in the grand state of Massachusetts won’t cover anything if she moves out of state.

]]> By: Mrs. Mecomber http://akagaga.com/2009/12/big-brother-is-pinging-your-cell-phone-thanks-sprint.html/comment-page-1#comment-1078 Mrs. Mecomber Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:32:13 +0000 http://akagaga.com/?p=1432#comment-1078 About a year or two ago, Tracfone informed US that we had to replace our perfectly good phone because of "outdated" technology. The old one *just* stopped working. There was nothing wrong with it, though, and it was only a year old... And then I hear of other people who are still using their old phones!!! I'm paranoid now. Well, not exactly paranoid, but mighty suspicious. How's your Mother-in-law? About a year or two ago, Tracfone informed US that we had to replace our perfectly good phone because of “outdated” technology. The old one *just* stopped working. There was nothing wrong with it, though, and it was only a year old…

And then I hear of other people who are still using their old phones!!! I’m paranoid now. Well, not exactly paranoid, but mighty suspicious.

How’s your Mother-in-law?

]]> By: akagaga http://akagaga.com/2009/12/big-brother-is-pinging-your-cell-phone-thanks-sprint.html/comment-page-1#comment-1050 akagaga Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:33:36 +0000 http://akagaga.com/?p=1432#comment-1050 @Mrs. M I would think they all do it, but the other guys haven't had an employee out there spilling the beans. Or maybe Sprint is just ahead of the technology game. Me? I don't use cell phones all that much. I've got an old trac phone that I think was made before they started installing GPS. It suits me just fine. I wonder if, like the rfid chips, we could wrap the newer ones in foil to prevent the GPS from working? @AKA That's a good post. Thanks for the link. @Mrs. M I would think they all do it, but the other guys haven’t had an employee out there spilling the beans. Or maybe Sprint is just ahead of the technology game.

Me? I don’t use cell phones all that much. I’ve got an old trac phone that I think was made before they started installing GPS. It suits me just fine. I wonder if, like the rfid chips, we could wrap the newer ones in foil to prevent the GPS from working?

@AKA That’s a good post. Thanks for the link.

]]> By: AKA Angrywhiteman http://akagaga.com/2009/12/big-brother-is-pinging-your-cell-phone-thanks-sprint.html/comment-page-1#comment-1047 AKA Angrywhiteman Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:15:01 +0000 http://akagaga.com/?p=1432#comment-1047 A post you may enjoy; http://pappysbalderdash.blogspot.com/2009/12/politics-as-usual.html A post you may enjoy;

http://pappysbalderdash.blogspot.com/2009/12/politics-as-usual.html

]]> By: Mrs. Mecomber http://akagaga.com/2009/12/big-brother-is-pinging-your-cell-phone-thanks-sprint.html/comment-page-1#comment-1046 Mrs. Mecomber Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:55:23 +0000 http://akagaga.com/?p=1432#comment-1046 Woooooooooooooooooooow! I ws just comparing cell providers yesterday, too. But if Sprint does it, wouldn't Verizon and AT&T do it, too? Woooooooooooooooooooow! I ws just comparing cell providers yesterday, too. But if Sprint does it, wouldn’t Verizon and AT&T do it, too?

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