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Originally Posted by cookie_365
I've had Bluetooth turned on on my phones pretty much continuously for the last 3 years with no battery life problems and nothing dodgy on the bill.
Except the dodgy stuff I was responsible for myself, of course  |
I have always left my Bluetooth on constantly and not noticed any battery life difference either. Though one time i did get myself a virus from my noseyness, not accepted a file ever since
This is what i posted back in April 2006 over at VF.....
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Strange thing happened to me yesterday....
I was in a taxi on my way home from work, when i checked my phone for messages, and it said on the screen "receive bluetooth message from...?"
Anyway i was very confused because i was sat next to the taxi driver and there was no sign of a mobile phone 
So out of curiosity i clicked 'yes' and it gave me some program called Commwarrior...
Anyway, i was thinking how weird this was because nobody else was in range and it certainly didn't appear to be the taxi driver!
I installed it, but then thought it was strange that i couldn't find it in my phone's menu, only in the applications list, so i deleted it thinking it might be some sort of hacker!
When i got home i googled it and found out that Commwarrior is in fact, a mobile phone virus... (i wasn't too sure if my phone was smart enough to carry a virus with all the posh ones they have out these days!)
I'm on pay as you go and only had about 75p credit on my phone.. so when i was getting "Failed" messages and some multimedia messages in the outbox it was raiding my phone book, and sending mms messages to my friends with itself infected in the message! So, it managed to send one, but i think it was an invalid number so hopefully hasn't delivered!
Read more about the virus here: http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/commwarrior.shtml
I got rid of it by installing f-secure 30 day trial anti-virus for phones and it cleared it right up! (go to http://mobile.f-secure.com on your mobile)
It's a good program, by the way, but since the viruses aren't very common i can't justify paying for it
This virus could cost you an absolute fortune if on a contract phone!
So, some tips from me.... if on contract phone- think about buying the f-secure scanner for your phone!
If on PAYG, don't keep too much credit on your phone at one time... and mostly, keep your bluetooth switched off until you need it on!
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(I now have a different phone)
Let this be a lesson to all of us
