General Discussions

**Andromeda** · 03-14-2006, 12:45 AM

Have you tried some tests on the underground and pubs and found lots of cell phones were turned on and used for 'toothing' ?

To play, you need you need to activate the Bluetooth facility available on your mobile phone, which will then show a list of people within a few yards who are also active. Then write a message and press send.

Toothing as they call it has turned into a Dating fad... lol seems reallly interesting.. though I haven't tried it yet..I rarely turn on my bluetooth because some say it can easily catch virus.. but would love to try this for fun...

what's more is that has generated some good business with some people..
What started as a joke became a fully fledged trend.

**stOx** · 03-14-2006, 12:56 AM

You can also make phone calls from thier phone.. Which is another good reason to disable bluetooth.

**CAL** · 03-14-2006, 12:59 AM

I heard toothing didnt work unless you were at a dental surgery.....

**luke456** · 03-14-2006, 01:43 AM

the risk of toothing is getting viruses that's why I have mine always off

**Minaki** · 03-14-2006, 05:46 AM

There's very few viruses that spread via bluetooth, and they don't spread anywhere near as fast as they do on the internet. That's not to say they don't exist...

The main issues with leaving bluetooth on is that if you have no password or an easily guessable password set, it's easy for nearly anyone to access stuff on your phone - including the phonebook entries, text messages, etc.

The other issue is that if you leave it off when you're not using it, you'll conserve a bit of battery life.

**luke456** · 03-15-2006, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minaki

The main issues with leaving bluetooth on is that if you have no password or an easily guessable password set, it's easy for nearly anyone to access stuff on your phone - including the phonebook entries, text messages, etc.

...or pics and/or videos of your hanky pankies