E.T. may no longer have to worry about someone else stealing his phone to phone home, because SimWatcher is to the rescue!

A Dutch company has introduced a small downloadable program for mobile phones, called SimWatcher, which sends out an SMS message when someone steals a mobile phone and replaces the SIM card. The software reveals the number of the person who stole the phone and will also display a message on the stolen phone, saying tha it belongs to someone else.

I look forward to the day when I don’t have to have a cell phone and can use VoIP whereever I roam. If only Verizon Wireless would hurry and get EDO up here in the Seattle area, then that would certainly expediate my cell phone departure, or at least the usage. Alas, we signed a two year contract with them in December when we got hooked up via OnStar (don’t pay for those outrageous minutes, get a Verizon account and hook them together), so I’m stuck unless I pay a penalty to get away from them. Can’t wait for (almost) anywhere wireless broadband to become a reality in this area, and then software like the SimWatcher won’t even be necessary.

Did this post make you go hmm?

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