Ten Steps to Cell Phone Security Options

[moorepocket]

i think this qualify as news. If not, please move it.

Americans love their cell phones -- most of us can't live without them. Yet the Better Business Bureau reports that cell phone providers are the No. 1 cause of complaints among consumers.


This is mostly due to incorrect billing, confusing fees, unexpected charges, and deceptive contracts. These can certainly add up, but I was shocked to learn that the most significant -- even devastating -- monetary damage can occur when your cell phone is lost or stolen.

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[Jinny]

Wtf, $16,000? That's crazy.
Why do people steal cell phones anyway? Is it because they want to have one but can't afford it?

7. Contact the FCC.

What's the FCC?

[alysaphobia]

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, created, directed, and empowered by Congressional statute (see 47 U.S.C. § 151 and 47 U.S.C. § 154).
The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 as the successor to the Federal Radio Commission and is charged with regulating all non-Federal Government use of the radio spectrum (including radio and television broadcasting), and all interstate telecommunications (wire, satellite and cable) as well as all international communications that originate or terminate in the United States. It is an important factor in US telecommunication policy. The FCC took over wire communication regulation from the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions.

Cell phone stealing was a pretty big problem at my old school... which is sad, because people attending the school tended to come from upper class families. I never really understood one's motive to steal cell phones when they already had one anyways, but whatever. :( I guess one who doesn't have a cell phone or has a really old model would have an incentive to steal. Thank goodness none of us ran into identity theft or huge billing problems !