Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-06-08 Thread James Ockenden
hello! the lovely backstage list may be delighted, bored or indifferent to know i have just published some old media (ie a book), one of the stories in it was inspired by Matt Locke's post a ways back about wifi blocking paint, in the banter about underground mobile phones. good stuff! the book

Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-06-07 Thread Sean Dillon
Jason Cartwright wrote: Apparently TFL are trialling mobiles on the tube next year... http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/4577.aspx And aircon as well :-) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102sid=acUFU0IpxGDc Seán - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe,

RE: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-05-03 Thread Mark Hewis
Cobb Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:19 AM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY well that's just great. That was the last place on my commute where I was safe from azzholes in cheap suits shouting about formulating an email to fire off

RE: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-05-03 Thread Christopher Woods
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Cobb Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:19 AM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY well that's just great. That was the last place on my commute where I was safe from azzholes in cheap suits shouting about

Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-05-03 Thread Tom Scott
Mark Hewis wrote: Would a portable device/wearable device which blocked/scrambled GSM/Wireless/3-G frequencies within a 2 metre radius be illegal? Yep, that's illegal. It falls under the same category of 'illegal' as pirate radio - using an unlicensed transmitter, which is outlawed by the

RE: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-05-03 Thread Dave Curtis
Lane | London | W12 7TS T: +44 (0)20 8752 4996 *: dave,[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Hewis Sent: 03 May 2007 10:44 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY Would a portable

RE: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-05-03 Thread Matt Locke
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Hewis Sent: 03 May 2007 10:44 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY Would a portable device/wearable device which blocked/scrambled GSM/Wireless/3-G

Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-05-03 Thread oliver wood
Or thinging about it backwards - surreptitious painting of mobiles! On 5/3/07, Matt Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but this looks more interesting - a paint that can block wi-fi and wireless signals. Maybe there could be a new form of grafitti, with people painting the tube trains in order

Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-05-03 Thread James Ockenden
backstage is getting a little subversive in this thread! this is dangerous, all you talented media technology types suddenly becoming evil :-) maybe you need a hackstage splinter guerilla group? although seriously, mobile on the tube would boost mobile application X% in London, so what does

Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-05-02 Thread tom
Quoting Timothy-john Bishop [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi I just been ripped off! Tried to get a new mobile and used this company - they charged a non-refundable £199.00 to my credit card - even though their webiste says its 1.99 - after a week of phoning them they are refusing to give it back! they

RE: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-05-02 Thread Christopher Woods
want to add another message to the thread (though I don't think many people would mind personally). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 May 2007 16:34 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY Quoting

Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-05-02 Thread Matthew Cashmore
personally). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 May 2007 16:34 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY Quoting Timothy-john Bishop [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi I just been ripped off! Tried to get a new mobile

Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

2007-05-02 Thread James Ockenden
] Sent: 02 May 2007 16:34 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY Quoting Timothy-john Bishop [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi I just been ripped off! Tried to get a new mobile and used this company - they charged a non-refundable £199.00 to my credit card