Thievin' B@stads app.

[NCKK]

No idea what receiving texts would cost me money. I am not going to pay for something anyone can send to my phone and I have no way to deny it.

I've been asking this for some time...

Can anyone answer this?
Is there a way to deny these txt's


On the other topic, isn't it a little fishy that the txts are from another country?

 

[tatonka_Hero]

I've been asking this for some time...

Can anyone answer this?
Is there a way to deny these txt's


On the other topic, isn't it a little fishy that the txts are from another country?

It's likely just where the server is located or something.

It sure wouldn't seem that Mobile Defense would send international texts, as it's only available in the US...but I have no proof of that until I get my new bill

 

[NCKK]

You could check online, I suppose... then again, is it really that big of a deal? I honestly would pay more than .20 cents to find the person that is holding my phone...

Now I just need an app that makes the phone turn into a taser when I send a txt to it... lol.

wait... MN people are allowed to have phones like this? I didn't think they let yankees have toys like this?!?!!

 

[tatonka_Hero]

wait... MN people are allowed to have phones like this? I didn't think they let yankees have toys like this?!?!!

Now now, I'm a hillbilly, not a Yankee (they're in new york ).

 

[NCKK]

I know better than that... Thar ain't no hills in that country...

Lest yer in the Rochester area?! (MN not NY)

 

[tatonka_Hero]

I know better than that... Thar ain't no hills in that country...

Lest yer in the Rochester area?! (MN not NY)

Just east, near Winona lol. Plenty of hills here

 

[NCKK]

AHHH...Many a sleepless nights were spent in that area... College?

 

[tatonka_Hero]

AHHH...Many a sleepless nights were spent in that area... College?

Nope, born and raised. I actually go to college in Mankato (more hills)...until May, hopefully

 

[NCKK]

Cool cool... I always prefered that area... Spent a lot of time down there (Rochester on down) during the spring. Hung out with friends down there in the rest of the year.

I always hated the twin cities though, Too many people.

 

[tatonka_Hero]

Cool cool... I always prefered that area... Spent a lot of time down there (Rochester on down) during the spring. Hung out with friends down there in the rest of the year.

I always hated the twin cities though, Too many people.

Yeah, I know the feeling. Only reason to go there is for sporting events, or to go anywhere farther north lol

 

[tatonka_Hero]

Ok, assuming this guy's right, WaveSecure sends texts from Singapore, and Mobile Defense sends texts from the US, so Mobile Defense is currently the way to go if you're remotely concerned about text charges.

[ROM] 11/Jan 2.0 - MoDaCo Custom ROM for Sprint CDMA Hero - Page 66 - xda-developers

 

[XLR8]

Ok, assuming this guy's right, WaveSecure sends texts from Singapore, and Mobile Defense sends texts from the US, so Mobile Defense is currently the way to go if you're remotely concerned about text charges.

[ROM] 11/Jan 2.0 - MoDaCo Custom ROM for Sprint CDMA Hero - Page 66 - xda-developers

Thanks not sure where I got the idea that mobile defense was from Britain.

 

[n0gik]

Oh - and I thought I read that the free version wouldn't hook GPS RX on.... Finding other information that turning GPS on is restricted via Android API. I'm sure there's going to be a 'tweak' for that!

Thought I'd post an update to this thread... I received an E-mail from the author of "Where's My Droid".

"toggling the GPS is not an option on any phone because google does not allow apps to toggle gps."

 

[tatonka_Hero]

Thought I'd post an update to this thread... I received an E-mail from the author of "Where's My Droid".

"toggling the GPS is not an option on any phone because google does not allow apps to toggle gps."

I don't think it's such a big deal really. From what I can tell, you can leave the GPS on, and as long as the icon doesn't show up at the top, the GPS isn't being used by an app. I know that was an issue before the MR, with the icon never shutting off, but it appears to have been fixed with that MR.

 

[tatonka_Hero]

looks like another interesting one:

https://www.mylookout.com

Haven't played with it yet, but I might later.

EDIT: Not a fan of lookout. Seems to run constantly. While there's a few more options than Mobile Defense, I don't like that it runs in the foreground continuously, and leaves an icon in the taskbar. I tried to locate my phone, and it couldn't even pick it up, even though Mobile Defense picked it up very well, in the exact same location (so I'm certain the GPS would work just fine for detection, since I don't have a heck of a lot of service).

Looks like I'm sticking with Mobile Defense for now

 

[tatonka_Hero]

Alright, my battery has drained surprisingly fast today, and Spare Parts says Mobile Defense's use of GPS has something to do with it. I located my phone twice today, just for the fun of it, no more than 5-10 minutes at a time, and yet Spare Parts shows that Mobile Defense has used my GPS for over 4 hours, even though I haven't seen the GPS icon on for that amount of time (in fact, I haven't seen the icon on unless I'm locating it through the website). So something's a bit fishy here.

I posted a thread on MD's support page, so we'll see what kind of answers I get from there.

 

[vpelton]

If you have not installed Mobile Defense as a system app, you must enable at least one location provider in your phone settings.

How do you install an app as a System App? Is there a How To page somewhere that describes this in detail?

 

[thefley]

I did end up deleting them all, tested them all and they all seem to drain the battery. I was doing 3 days to a charge and with these on here I was down to one day.

 

[tatonka_Hero]

I did end up deleting them all, tested them all and they all seem to drain the battery. I was doing 3 days to a charge and with these on here I was down to one day.

Mobile Defense shouldn't have any effect on your batter at all, unless you're locating it frequently. It doesn't run at all until it's called on remotely.

 

[thefley]

that is the onlyone I have not tried, I will give that one a try now

 

[aerick]

I thought Mobile Defense was the best lost app yet.

 

[ttaylor0024]

I have both mylookout and mobile defence. The only reason I kept my outlook is because of the "scream" feature

 

[mustang5o]

So Mobile Defense > Where's my droid?