Comments on: Create disposable telephone numbers for the iPhone with Burner http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 23:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Greg O'Brien http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1502110 Greg O'Brien Thu, 09 Aug 2012 01:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1502110 Michael Westen will be all over this. So will Fiona. Michael Westen will be all over this. So will Fiona.

]]> By: Crispy King http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501988 Crispy King Wed, 08 Aug 2012 23:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501988 is there anything like this for android  ? is there anything like this for android  ?

]]> By: greenberger http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501865 greenberger Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501865 This is awesome- more tools for humanity to hide behind! I can't wait to sell some phony concert tickets on craigslist now.... This is awesome- more tools for humanity to hide behind! I can’t wait to sell some phony concert tickets on craigslist now….

]]> By: brandonmwest http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501839 brandonmwest Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501839 Cut out the middle man and roll your own solution directly with http://www.twilio.com Cut out the middle man and roll your own solution directly with http://www.twilio.com

]]> By: Gilbert Wham http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501828 Gilbert Wham Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501828 Dual-sim phone from china, half the price of an HTC, just as good, SIM from corner shop, 99p. Dual-sim phone from china, half the price of an HTC, just as good, SIM from corner shop, 99p.

]]> By: microcars http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501806 microcars Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501806 now I have a crick in my neck now I have a crick in my neck

]]> By: MarlboroTestMonkey7 http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501803 MarlboroTestMonkey7 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501803  Two words: casual sex  Two words: casual sex

]]> By: redstarr http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501804 redstarr Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501804  It'd be cool for when you want to give an unfamiliar company you're doing business with a working number to get in touch with you if they NEED to, but you don't want to give them your real number.  Then they could call you if they've got a problem with your order, but won't be able to be all spammy forever.  If the company turns out to be cool about only calling when you'd really want them to and they turn out to be something you order from again, you can just update your account with your real number for next time.  It’d be cool for when you want to give an unfamiliar company you’re doing business with a working number to get in touch with you if they NEED to, but you don’t want to give them your real number.  Then they could call you if they’ve got a problem with your order, but won’t be able to be all spammy forever.  If the company turns out to be cool about only calling when you’d really want them to and they turn out to be something you order from again, you can just update your account with your real number for next time.

]]> By: Thorzdad http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501790 Thorzdad Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501790 "This would come in handy, for example, if you are selling something on Craigslist, and you don't want to give out your permanent telephone number." Isn't this what Google Voice is for? And that's a free number, too. “This would come in handy, for example, if you are selling something on Craigslist, and you don’t want to give out your permanent telephone number.”

Isn’t this what Google Voice is for? And that’s a free number, too.

]]> By: redstarr http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501783 redstarr Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501783 It'd be awesome for single people,too.   When you meet someone that you seem to hit it off with and are interested enough in to want to get in touch with them again later, but aren't really sure enough to really want to give them your permanent primary number, you could just give them the burner number.  That number would work long enough for you to get to know them better, see how it goes, and if they turn out to be cool, you can give them your real number before the burner expires .  If things don't work out, no worries, they'll be out of your hair for good as soon as the number expires.  It wouldn't be a help for the ones that you date a while and then things go bad and they won't let it go, but it'd be awesome for the one date disasters.  It’d be awesome for single people,too.   When you meet someone that you seem to hit it off with and are interested enough in to want to get in touch with them again later, but aren’t really sure enough to really want to give them your permanent primary number, you could just give them the burner number.  That number would work long enough for you to get to know them better, see how it goes, and if they turn out to be cool, you can give them your real number before the burner expires .  If things don’t work out, no worries, they’ll be out of your hair for good as soon as the number expires.  It wouldn’t be a help for the ones that you date a while and then things go bad and they won’t let it go, but it’d be awesome for the one date disasters. 

]]> By: n0mad13 http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501773 n0mad13 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501773 I can't imagine that this isn't just as traceable as using a regular number. After all, the phone is still using the same SIM, isn't it? I suppose it does make it easier to behave like a creep, but generally speaking, I think that a piece of software that does nothing more than make it slightly less logistically challenging to be a stalker isn't going to lead to a massive surge in the number of masturbating mouth-breathers lurking in the bushes. I can’t imagine that this isn’t just as traceable as using a regular number. After all, the phone is still using the same SIM, isn’t it? I suppose it does make it easier to behave like a creep, but generally speaking, I think that a piece of software that does nothing more than make it slightly less logistically challenging to be a stalker isn’t going to lead to a massive surge in the number of masturbating mouth-breathers lurking in the bushes.

]]> By: Ron Foster http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501755 Ron Foster Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501755 This would be great for tech conventions. So you will not get hammered by vendors This would be great for tech conventions. So you will not get hammered by vendors

]]> By: Thomas Rylander http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501756 Thomas Rylander Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501756 McNulty is already on to us.  time to get back on the beepers. McNulty is already on to us.  time to get back on the beepers.

]]> By: mobobo http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501733 mobobo Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501733 stalkers and recruitment consultants rejoice stalkers and recruitment consultants rejoice

]]> By: Xof http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501720 Xof Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501720 "Domain of drug dealers / hookers" moral panic coming in 3... 2... “Domain of drug dealers / hookers” moral panic coming in 3… 2…

]]> By: Aaron Swain http://boingboing.net/2012/08/08/create-disposable-telephone-nu.html#comment-1501718 Aaron Swain Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175425#comment-1501718 ...created by kidnappers for kidnappers! …created by kidnappers for kidnappers!

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