Filed under: Etc., Safety, Technology
If you're truly worried about your teenager and what he or she might get into - or plow into - using a cellphone while driving, then perhaps you might find Cell Cease of interest. If your teen's phone runs on Windows Mobile and has GPS, Cell Cease will block the ability to make and receive most phone calls if it detects the phone is moving more than 5 miles per hour. Only 911 calls and an allowed numbers list will be able to get through otherwise.
Once installed, Cell Cease makes changes to the software with with a PIN code. While safety is the intended benefit, there are not-insignificant downsides. Running Cell Cease can reduce your usable battery time by up to 20 percent, for one. Even more importantly, Cell Cease can't tell
how you're moving faster than 5 mph. If you're a passenger in a car, riding on a bus or train, cruising in a sailboat, or even just walking pretty quickly, it doesn't matter: your phone is rendered nearly useless. On another note, is there a teen in the world that actually
uses a WinMo phone?
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28-02-2010, 09:40 PM
