Comments on: The iPhone Gets A New Weapon In The War On Drunk Dials

By: digital intoxications « cyberpop

digital intoxications « cyberpop — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:18:19 +0000

[...] do something you’ll deeply regret the next day: the Bad Decision Blocker is useful as what TechCrunch calls a “weapon in the war against drunk [...]

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GNC-2009-03-20 #461 Fantastic Show Today | Geek News Central — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:36 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:06:17 +0000

Has anyone seen the new kid on the block? Designated Dialer? Very similar to all these, but has one (and believe me grateful) difference. There is a little mini game that I can play to prove that I’m sober.

I don’t have to rely on another person and if I’m sober enough to finish the game I’m good enough to talk to someone without making a fool out of myself.

All of them work pretty good, but this one just gives me that little extra safe proofing that I like.

By: iPhones: Preventing Bad Decisions One Drunk Dial at a Time | Under the Button

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:32:26 +0000

[...] iPhone has come to the rescue with two new applications, “Don’t Dial” and “The Bad Decision Blocker.” Users select contacts they wish to block and designate a specific amount of time during which they [...]

By: Don’t Dial TechCrunch mention | Cuttlefish Industries

Don’t Dial TechCrunch mention | Cuttlefish Industries — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:15:11 +0000

[...] A couple days ago, the awesome tech and gadgetry news site TechCrunch mentioned Don’t Dial – check it out here! [...]

By: Mason McCuskey

Mason McCuskey — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:56:04 +0000

Thanks for the mention! I’m the Don’t Dial developer and just wanted to answer some questions.

Don’t Dial works by temporarily removing the contact information for the contacts you choose. It moves the phone numbers and email addresses into its own holding area and puts them back later. So even if you try to dial using your address book, it won’t work – it’s not like Don’t Dial has to be running all the time or that you have to dial through the app. It’ll block texting and emails too.

Currently, on the iPhone, there’s no way to prevent someone from dialing a number, so no app will be able to prevent dialing numbers you know by heart. Same thing with sms – no app can prevent you from texting a number, or from reading and replying to old texts. iPhone 3.0 might change that – we’re looking at it now, and if it does, we’ll release an update.

But it does work nicely in those drunk dial situations where you haven’t spoken to someone recently and don’t know their number by heart.

One last thing: we have a version for G1 too!

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» App Store: Drunk Dialing Management | Gadget Review — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:18:59 +0000

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By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:37:48 +0000

I wouldn’t count on an iPhone app to block these sorts of calls. I use LetsCallMe.com which lets people call me without knowing my number. Instead, LetsCallMe gives me a link address (url) that I can customize with descriptions, photo, e-mail address, etc.

The service tells me which of my links is being called from and I can then decide whether or not to take the call. I can easily set controls as to when people can call me, block specific numbers and even play a message to incoming callers BEFORE they are connected to me so I don’t tie up my phone or my voicemail.

The service is in Beta testing and accepting customers.

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EPS » Blog Archive » iPhone drunk dialing prevention — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:28:13 +0000

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By: Elias

Elias — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:40:10 +0000

Maybe it is easier to drink that much, the one you call will not understand a word. Invest your $$$ into some beer instead on a lame app.

By: John G

John G — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:51:56 +0000

The Bad Decision Blocker does work with text messages. The app focuses around the contact’s profile remains when blocked, but one can’t access the phone numbers and email addresses.

http://itunes.a...235458&mt=8

By: Stephanie DeLuca

Stephanie DeLuca — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:43:03 +0000

Many alcoholics will appreciate this new feature. Maybe they could create an app where a user has to answer a math question prior to dialing/texting certain numbers on their contact list.

By: T1

T1 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:40:39 +0000

Maybe an app that would prevent me from wet my pants?

By: Melvin M. Tercan

Melvin M. Tercan — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:41:48 +0000

If you’re a stalky drunk, you’ll probably remember.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:29:10 +0000

I dont think that it works if you have a text message string with that person already open. Sure there name is gone but the number is still there.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:11:17 +0000

Does the app work for text messaging select contacts as well?

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Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:52:01 +0000

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By: David Murphy

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:38:21 +0000

Sorry, but I think the real solution to drunk dialing might be: http://www.aa.org.

Binge drinking and losing control of yourself does not equal cool in my book.

By: Ubewe

Ubewe — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:06:38 +0000

I did a couple of searches and found a phone with a built-in breathalyzer:

“The LP4100 also allows users to set up the phone so on certain nights and after a certain time they do not call certain people in their phone book. Think ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend.

If you have a blood alcohol level over .08, the phone will not let you dial that person. So it not only promotes sobriety, but chastity — and probably your dignity, as well. ”

Wow… read : http://www.mart...0_cellphone.htm

By: D Burcaw

D Burcaw — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:55:45 +0000

Jason,

If you reinstall BDB after deleting it, it should restore your previously blocked contacts. We put this feature in as a safeguard.

Dan Burcaw
Double Encore

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:40:13 +0000

the iPhone doesn’t allow background apps, so there’s no way to stop what the user enters when the program isn’t running.

By: Air Filters

Air Filters — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:44:36 +0000

When I read news like these I always smile and rejoice that I was born in this era of technological advancement. I agree with you that “The ubiquity of the cell phone has made communication easier than ever, allowing people to reach their friends and family on a whim though phone calls and text messaging” Thank goodness for technology!

By: Jason Kincaid

Jason Kincaid — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:55:24 +0000

Ha, that isn’t me. But I did spend quite a while looking for a picture featuring an iPhone. No luck

Incidentally, a Google image search for ‘drunk dial’ gives some pretty weird results…

By: Ubewe

Ubewe — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:49:09 +0000

LOL !! Martin, that is an actual picture of Jason Kincaid. How foolish of me to have previously thought that Jason was a Black man