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Jamastiene

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77. Yup.

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 05:04 PM

Jun 2013

Half the time, my cell phone is used to check the weather on my home network, because AT&T's network only gives me 1 bar at home, IF I am lucky. When I am out in town, half the time I cannot even call home. I clicked my GPS off on my cell phone, simply because it drains the battery down in record time.

I'm sure the NSA still knows where I was and what time and date it was when I caught my biggest fish in Big Sport Fishing 3D Lite though. Let 'em fear my 1337 Android phone fishing skills.

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Warning: Take Batteries Out of All Cell Phones RFN! [View all] MineralMan Jun 2013 OP

I recommend... liberal N proud Jun 2013 #1

Attention all! dothemath Jun 2013 #68

No, but DO try disconnecting from the internet once in a while. It'll do you some good. reformist2 Jun 2013 #2

Then how will I get my porn? nt onehandle Jun 2013 #3

Go to the bookstore. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #6

All bookstores within 100 miles of my house are big coffee shops with a book section Orrex Jun 2013 #22

Coffee and porn. Sounds like a winner to me. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #26

I'm seeing a whole new meaning for your screen name. nt boston bean Jun 2013 #7

ew Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #31

maybe i should have said "learning" boston bean Jun 2013 #32

made me laugh KittyWampus Jun 2013 #53

DUzy! MineralMan Jun 2013 #67

The old-fashioned way--delivered by the USPS in a plain brown wrapper. msanthrope Jun 2013 #10

Plus USPS tracking numbers are a bit of a joke emulatorloo Jun 2013 #15

"USPS was notified by the shipper that a package was to be sent 6 days ago." Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #37

Talk about tracking even when you go to the grocery store they know what you are buying. We southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #76

Even something like Angry Birds collects location tracking info emulatorloo Jun 2013 #80

What can a person say, LOL southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #88

Books In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #23

Sneaker-Net. mwooldri Jun 2013 #66

make your own - like the pioneers arely staircase Jun 2013 #97

With AT&T's crappy coverage, they can only tell where I am 30% of the day. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #4

I hear that. They will never find me when I'm at home. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #9

They told me I was at my neighbor's house. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #82

And, being a good citizen, you corrected them. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #85

No, I did the Risky Business Jamastiene Jun 2013 #89

... William769 Jun 2013 #36

Can you imagine the drone program using AT&T to track a subject geek tragedy Jun 2013 #38

Please stop I haven't had this good of a laugh in a while my sides are hurting! William769 Jun 2013 #41

I'd avoid Instagram for the next few weeks . . . nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #44

Not only am I new to cell phones, I just got a smart phone. William769 Jun 2013 #47

Oh man, wait till you see the Facebook app where you geek tragedy Jun 2013 #49

I tweet, I don't do facebook. William769 Jun 2013 #50

Facebooks sucks nowadays, good call nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #54

William769 Diclotican Jun 2013 #86

whoa that just gave new life to azurnoir Jun 2013 #52

They wouldn't be the first! William769 Jun 2013 #55

Lol azurnoir Jun 2013 #58

OMG! The Govt. is secretly taping the insides of our colons? KittyWampus Jun 2013 #56

I know you think you are joking Sheepshank Jun 2013 #81

How else can they... Whiskeytide Jun 2013 #84

It'd save you a lot of money if they did... jmowreader Jun 2013 #64

DUzy! . . .n/t annabanana Jun 2013 #51

Yup. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #77

lol! nt ecstatic Jun 2013 #94

i bet the cia has to complain about dropped surveillance arely staircase Jun 2013 #99

Just to be safe, I took the batteries out of my car and the smoke detectors in my home. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #5

Yah, that's it. The NSA has conspired with the battery makers MineralMan Jun 2013 #17

But, but , but... Skidmore Jun 2013 #8

Check! In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #11

The battery is out of my cell phone -- and I'm hoping it will dry out! FarCenter Jun 2013 #12

Damn! When we said to "scrub your phone" it was metaphorical!!! Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #39

How easy it is to mock! Almost as easy as tracking a cell phone. retread Jun 2013 #13

Scary, but this service requires installation of the app on the target's phone. klook Jun 2013 #91

I love when people go online to complain about being tracked online NightWatcher Jun 2013 #14

Nuff said, please confine all communication to FACEBOOK emulatorloo Jun 2013 #16

And check in wherever you go, too. MineralMan Jun 2013 #19

Actually DU is... sarisataka Jun 2013 #18

Haha. Fooled you. That drippy kitchen faucet is a distraction that MineralMan Jun 2013 #21

All terrorists should use Verizon. Dash87 Jun 2013 #20

Mercy! avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #70

* 99Forever Jun 2013 #24

I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere, but I just can't put my finger on where. MineralMan Jun 2013 #25

Facebook. My daughter "liked" that comment when her friend was having a fight with her boyfriend... Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #29

See. Everything you need to know can be found on The Facebook. MineralMan Jun 2013 #30

You "liked" Facebook? That's pretty awesome. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #34

Seems like a whole bunch of people... 99Forever Jun 2013 #92

I am in the group that looks at things MineralMan Jun 2013 #93

+1 As I see it, we've voluntarily given up enough info to the gov't and there snappyturtle Jun 2013 #42

Oh that old constitution is so old school zeemike Jun 2013 #72

Glad to see some people on DU have a sense of humor. Auntie Bush Jun 2013 #27

Well, there's serious, and then there's SERIOUS. MineralMan Jun 2013 #28

Your concern is noted, MM RobertEarl Jun 2013 #33

I've done all of that and more. longship Jun 2013 #35

Identity Theft! Identity Theft! MineralMan Jun 2013 #59

If I agree to the contract, do I get to be the party of the first part? longship Jun 2013 #69

My flip phone doesn't have GPS. sadbear Jun 2013 #40

Are you using the Al Franken satellite phone? Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #45

Good Evening. We're from the Government SecularMotion Jun 2013 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Jun 2013 #102

Done! HappyMe Jun 2013 #46

Uh-oh. You are so hosed. Run for your life! MineralMan Jun 2013 #57

DURec Gus Lammas Jun 2013 #48

You left out: Turbineguy Jun 2013 #60

NO! Fox watches you through the camera in your cable box. MineralMan Jun 2013 #61

Are you suggesting that Turbineguy Jun 2013 #62

Well, I'd take care of that hemorrhoid, at least. MineralMan Jun 2013 #65

Uh-oh...this thread is trending now! Agent Mike will MineralMan Jun 2013 #63

You left out that we should instead just drink the government cool-aide. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #71

Oh I so needed that, MineralMan! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #73

Wow! Those make my homemade one look like MineralMan Jun 2013 #95

Will send you one post haste, MM! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #96

K/R CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #74

Some cell phones have inaccessible batteries ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2013 #75

i do`t give a fuck if they know where i am... madrchsod Jun 2013 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author Sheepshank Jun 2013 #79

That certainly explains why men in black arrested me at church yesterday. ColesCountyDem Jun 2013 #83

About as funny as "Mallard Fillmore." SMC22307 Jun 2013 #87

+1 SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #104

Told ya years ago that Big Brother isn't Uncle Sam, it's Corporate Tech Hekate Jun 2013 #90

Pfft! Texasgal Jun 2013 #98

Duck tape and plastic! graywarrior Jun 2013 #100

I just keep mine turned off. Deep13 Jun 2013 #101

So that is why I could not reach you. MineralMan Jun 2013 #103

Not for me. Deep13 Jun 2013 #105