They may call it bluejacking, but this video is actually an example of bluesnarfing - taking control of someone's mobile phone to make premium rate phonecalls over Bluetooth without them even realising. See www.bluejackq.com for info on all things bluetooth. ... (more)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dltjEnrePxc

 

old news.

 

hooooooooot.

 

that sucks

 

I've freaked out people in restaurants or movie theaters because I was sending messages to their phones via bluetooth.

I've had one guy freak out because he thought he got a virus when he was in a starbucks and he was complaining to the manager about it. h:

 

i suppose people would leave it on if they had a headset?

good idea though

 

For instance, when I was already seated at the theaters and the previews were about to start, I searched for phones that have their BT on.

If there were any, I sent a message that they were entitled to either a free drink or popcorn and they should go to the snack bar and show them the message. This is sometimes a great way to get seats in a packed theater.

Same thing with restaurants. People think they're getting free desserts and such because they they got a message via their phone (they think it's some high tech lottery or something) and asking their waiters for their freebies.

 

For the most part, phones that have a headset connected can't connect with anything else via BT (depends on the phone).

Most of the folks that wear these things 24/7 on their ears usually have a generic phone anyways and their bluetooth is very basic.

 

Do you need a special type of phone to do that. All the phones around me now want me to pair with them before i can send a message

 

you dont have to pair before sending a message, but they do have to accept your message before they can read it. its not the same as sms where you can just send the message.
this one time i sent my doggie's pic to the wrong person h: I thought i was sending it to my friend's T616, but turned out there was 3 T616 in the restaurant. dim sum ftw h: