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Re:Why am I not in full control as a cellular user? by pilif on Monday August 09, 2010 @09:49AM (#1587940)
This just outlines another spot where having a sufficiently open operating system on your mobile does make a lot of sense. In android, I could implement my own SMS application (maybe even just base it on the existing stock one if that's open source - I don't know).

This clone would only use the existing notification framework if the sender is in my address book.

Then I would just disable the built-in SMS application.

Of course this isn't as good as blocking the SMS on the provider level, but on the other hand it provides more granularity than a wholesale SMS block would provide.

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Re:Why am I not in full control as a cellular user? by njharman on Monday August 09, 2010 @01:19PM (#1588612)
He has a n900, one of the most "open" phones there is. If he had a "normal" Nokia with DRM, he'd probably be able to download that app mentioned in the comments.
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Re:Why am I not in full control as a cellular user? by webuiarchitect on Monday August 09, 2010 @02:30PM (#1588873)
:) That's funny, but I guess I can find or develop something myself to block it on phone level.
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Re:Why am I not in full control as a cellular user? by webuiarchitect on Monday August 09, 2010 @12:38PM (#1588482)
Makes perfect sense
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