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tranquil
Joined: Dec 15, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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This topic is getting really interesting! 
First time I read it I was in a coffee shop here in Oslo, Thats where I replide to it as well actually, but it really got me thinking. (I happens I do that...  )
Anyway, I did a  sarch whilst sitting there and found 5 different items. I picked out one of them and sent a contact saying "Was your coffee nice?" It beeped behind the counter! It was the managers phone. 
When I saw him pick up his phone with a great big grin on his face I couldn't help myself and went over to him.
I've been there heaps of times before so we sort of know each other and, with my head full of these adds I asked him what he thought of an idea like this.
He actually told me he'd done adds in his shop!
Standing behind his counter he'd sent off a message saying "50% off your next coffee!" several times and it had worked ever time! Someone in the shop had allways come up and asked if this was true.
I got a cupper for free after that.
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pachy
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@tranquil, I like that story, because its a form of BT advertising, but in a nice honest way.
IE; the advertising sender was obvious.
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davieboi
Joined: Aug 27, 2003
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I wouldn't have a problem with this personaly, aslong as it stayed within the cafe. Then people could be warned by a sign on the door stating that the cafe sends out bluetooth messages. But I think would be wrong if someone, within the 10 metres outside the shop is trying to find a mates phone and then as a result gets a load of bluetooth messages from this cafe.
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Cycovision
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I agree entirely, if people are told that they might recieve BT messages upon entering the shop, then they have the choice to not enter the shop, if you know what I mean
It could be a great way to run competitions too! 'One person per hour will be picked at random and notified via BT that they have won a free coffee'. Even I wouldn't mind getting a message like that |
davieboi
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I suppose as always thought even though there might be good uses for bluetooth such as the cafe example but what if it was to become massly used. I mean whats to stop websites hiring people and sending them out with a laptop and a bluetooth dongle and sending out messages to people passing by advertisng some dodgy adult website.
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wrecked_porsche
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What if your house/office was near a shop and every time u turn on, u get a dumb add in your phone ? Wouldn't that be really annoying ? Think about it .... 
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sn3ipen
Joined: Aug 18, 2003
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From: North-Norway
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If i whas getting a daily mesage from my neighbur shop i probably would go and do some bad things to the manager.
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davieboi
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LOL! I suppose you could just retaliate and send them a load of messages back. Or ask them to block your phone and stop sending messages to your phone. Because I'm geussing if you ask them to stop sending you messages and they carry on sending them theres some way you could sue them for it, seeing you can sue anyone for pretty much anything these days.
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wrecked_porsche
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Man, i will go MAD ... If u were to "do something bad" ... U would end up in even more trouble.... Thank God, i don't have any shops around the area i live in.... They are at least 400m away.... |
sn3ipen
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Thats a bether idea cuz if i beat up the manager i come in jail, but if i sue them i get money
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Universal Exports
Joined: Mar 03, 2003
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Here in sweden you can't. In the US you can sue anybodo for anything... But they are a bit mad the americans
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wrecked_porsche
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In my country, we can't sue that easy too...  |
sn3ipen
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@UE
You are correct and i dont live in usa but the world is getting closer and closer to usa. That mean i can probably sue for whatever i want in the future and bluespamming wil probably not come to my local store in the next year´s.
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lowrida5656
Joined: Aug 17, 2003
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ye hte cinemas could send out a bt msg sayin turn off ur fone.. every1 wit there fone on would get the msg...
@ sanjeevjaya
watch out for class 3 bt.. 1km range, hahahahahhahaha |
wrecked_porsche
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Oh no ! ... Hope class 3 never comes out !
 
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