To be honest, why do they need to upgrade all these systems to bluetooth. I find nothing wrong with good ol radio signals for cellphones, and its not like we are going to listen to a streaming concert on some phone we are going to use to chat from A to B while going from C to D.
Its a CELL PHONE!
Don't get me wrong, I have been wanting an iPhone ever since the rumors and the product have been coming up, but sheesh, if I ever needed some basic phone I dont want to pay for some bluetooth.
Bluetooth is the short range inter-device wireless link that lets you use things like hands-free headsets to drive and talk (relatively) safely. In general it's a good thing to have, with one or two weaknesses at present.
I don't see how it could be spammed at all -- it only works from about 10 feet away at best... spam, in the email sense, is unsolicited *bulk* email...
Plus most bluetooth systems require a passcode and for them to be set in a syncing mode. So I don't even know how the message could be sent, unless it could figure out the phone number from the cell phone bluetooth information and then it calls you...Next they're'll be popups on ipods...
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To be honest, why do they need to upgrade all these systems to bluetooth. I find nothing wrong with good ol radio signals for cellphones, and its not like we are going to listen to a streaming concert on some phone we are going to use to chat from A to B while going from C to D.
Its a CELL PHONE!
Don't get me wrong, I have been wanting an iPhone ever since the rumors and the product have been coming up, but sheesh, if I ever needed some basic phone I dont want to pay for some bluetooth.
Text messaging is so lame and overused.
Bluetooth is the short range inter-device wireless link that lets you use things like hands-free headsets to drive and talk (relatively) safely. In general it's a good thing to have, with one or two weaknesses at present.
I don't see how it could be spammed at all -- it only works from about 10 feet away at best... spam, in the email sense, is unsolicited *bulk* email...
Plus most bluetooth systems require a passcode and for them to be set in a syncing mode. So I don't even know how the message could be sent, unless it could figure out the phone number from the cell phone bluetooth information and then it calls you...Next they're'll be popups on ipods...