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Thu, Mar 29th 2001 12:18am — Mike Masnick
Police in Amsterdam have a new plan on how to deal with thieves who steal mobile phones. They're going to start sending them SMS messages every three minutes to annoy them into giving themselves up or something. It also will make it harder to resell the phone when the message reads: "This device is pinched. Purchase or sale is an offence - the police".
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  1. identicon
    pheloxi, 29 Mar 2001 @ 5:33am

    No Subject Given

    Dutch Police send "SMS bomb".

    One guy was in police station when he got "SMS bomb" on his mobile. It seems that some mobiles were "turned in"

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  2. identicon
    norm, 29 Mar 2001 @ 9:44am

    Errr... UK?

    It says Amsterdam in the article. That's not the UK old chap.

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  3. icon
    Mike (profile), 29 Mar 2001 @ 11:17am

    Re: Errr... UK?

    Oops. That's what I get for posting late at night.

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  4. identicon
    gav, 30 Jan 2002 @ 9:30am

    Re: Errr... UK?

    where can i get a sms bomber from, are they on the net???? if so can u send me the url through e.mail thanks

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  5. identicon
    twistid, 26 Feb 2002 @ 1:23am

    Re: Errr... UK?

    did u find an sms bomb, and if so, please send the url to me.

    thanx.

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  6. identicon
    TSWTSAS, 14 Mar 2002 @ 5:00am

    sms revenge

    hello
    I have an annoying friend that sends threatening messages.
    Any ideas how to bomb him with ...say 10000 messages?
    Any site or software accepted...
    thanks

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  7. identicon
    hussain, 19 Mar 2002 @ 12:52pm

    Re: No Subject Given

    hiiiiiiiii

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  8. identicon
    A-r-e-S, 3 Dec 2002 @ 7:53am

    Re: No Subject Given

    Bullshit, i don't believe in thet shit

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  9. identicon
    Victim, 1 Apr 2003 @ 10:29am

    Nothing 2 learn ???

    Why nobody show us how 2 send SMS bomb ???
    I need this very much !!!

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  10. identicon
    beta, 20 Oct 2003 @ 2:41am

    Re: Nothing 2 learn ???

    I need that information too about sms bomb.....please..if you get it,teach me how to use it

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  11. identicon
    chess, 22 Feb 2004 @ 1:03pm

    online chess

    oh, yeah!
    and I'd rather be playing chess online on online chess :)

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  12. identicon
    assd, 27 Jul 2004 @ 8:28am

    Re: No Subject Given

    dasda

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  13. identicon
    cengiz, 6 Oct 2004 @ 5:00am

    Re: No Subject Given

    naber

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  14. identicon
    K.Makore, 11 Mar 2006 @ 10:19am

    Text-Australia

    Send Text messages, faxes, group sms, ringtones, operator logos, WAP Push, MMS and SMS to anywhere in Australia from anywhere in the world at Text-Australia.com

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  15. identicon
    jess, 28 Aug 2006 @ 5:29pm

    surely if someone steals a phone they'll take the original simcard out so no-one can text or call the phone in the first place...?

    [ link to this | view in thread ]


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