tgibson Posted December 1 Report Share Posted December 1 http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=23727Help available for 'drunken diallers'10:00 AEDT Tue Nov 30 2004With Christmas parties in full swing for millions of people around Australia, a mobile phone company has launched a unique new service to stop people from making phone calls they may later regret. Virgin mobile says it’s “dialing under the influence†service will prevent incoherent calls to ex-partners, current partners or bosses. A recent survey by the company of more than 400 people found that 95 percent made phone calls after a drinking session, with 30 percent of calls going to exes and 19 percent to current partners. The survey also found that the morning after more people will first reach for their mobile phone to check who they had dialled (55%) instead of reaching for painkillers (8%). More than half those surveyed also said they made up to three calls per night. Virgin says with the new service, people will simply dial a number followed by the phone number they don’t want to call, effectively blacklisting it until six o’clock the following morning. The new service begins on December 1, just in time for the silly season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan2772 Posted December 1 Report Share Posted December 1 i don't see the problem with drunk dialing at all, i love it ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clarisa Posted December 1 Report Share Posted December 1 What a freaking great idea. I could have avoided the embarassment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest slamminshaun Posted December 1 Report Share Posted December 1 They used to call me "phone nazi" because I was famous for this..... :-X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrzyC1414779017 Posted December 1 Report Share Posted December 1 I used to be drunk texter...LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted December 1 Report Share Posted December 1 Yeah I hate those phone calls the next day you regret it big-time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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