Cell Phone Scams

30 06 2008

ASL Video - Approx 3:39 Minutes Long

Not too long ago, Grant discovered hidden premium fee on T-Mobile (Sidekick II) thru monthly statement online. Same thing goes with his Sprint Treo 755p, unfortunately.

Grant probably lost few hundred dollars because he’s not paying attention to statement carefully. He looked up Google and discovered that he’s not alone. Many people got scammed out of it, too. He may get some money back but who knows.

This is real example at http://myluvcrush.ca/ and others – you can look at it but do not put your cell phone number on it. It will automatically take small fee from your cell phone bills.

Once a while, please check your statement online (or mail out) from time to time. It shouldn’t be that hard to notice when there’s hidden fee in it. (price difference, etc.)

Does anybody have similar problem as ours?

Grant Laird Jr.
http://blog.grantlairdjr.com



Pin Number

23 03 2008

ASL Video - Approx 4 Minutes Long

Grant talked about pin number or password that you have one on your Sidekick, Blackberry, Palm and others. Often it is not default enabled, you need to set it up and use it ALL THE TIMES. It is for your own protection!

He explained few reasons why it is so important to have pin number / password — it is not just about privacy, its a lot more than that. It could be useful when your cell phone lost, they cannot abuse it. And few others…

Read on!

Grant Laird Jr.
http://blog.grantlairdjr.com



Tech News #1

16 02 2008

ASL Video - Approx 5:00 Minutes Long

Grant discussed tech news of the week – few things he mentioned in his vlog plus some of his personal comments…

  • Yahoo! Company rejected Microsoft’s $44 billion takeover.

  • Microsoft is acquiring Danger, maker of the T-Mobile Sidekick for $500 million.

  • Starbucks ended its Wi-Fi (Hotspot) partnership with T-Mobile in favor of one with AT&T.

  • Netflix announced that it would begin to phase out HD DVD rentals in favor of rival Blu-ray discs. 

  • Google released software development kit for its open mobile platform called Android.

Source: Click here

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Grant Laird Jr
http://blog.grantlairdjr.com