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The DIY $10 Prepaid Cellphone Remote Car Starter
An anonymous reader writes "Wish you could start your car via your cell phone, but don't feel like ponying up the $40k for a Chevrolet Volt or $499 (plus $29 a year) for an aftermarket system from Viper? This hack relies on a cheap prepaid cellphone that has had its vibration motor surgically removed, replaced by a couple of leads triggering the car's starter. Whenever the phone receives a call it starts up the car — a somewhat dodgy proposition if a telemarketer ever gets hold of your number, but an interesting solution nonetheless. Total cost of the project: $71.03."
Wish you could start your car via your cell phone
No, not even remotely.
Heh heh... remotely...
of your standard cell phone triggered terrorist bomb. Nothing new here.
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It's a REMOTE car starter, dufus. You can still start your car with a key.
the do it yourself Homeland Security visit kit.
North American car owners prefer automatics because you can't eat a cheeseburger and talk on the phone while applying makeup & reading the newspaper if you're driving stick.
pffff.. I'm doing all that *and* posting on slashdot while driving a stick
Yeah, of course it depends on HOW cold. It never hits -40F where I live. If it did, I'd use a block heater. If your car stalls when you try to back up out of the driveway, it's still too cold. Otherwise, just drive it slow for a few miles. Of course for many Americans, slow drivers are just another kind of terrorist.
Damping absorbs vibrations. Dampening is caused by moisture.
I'd just like to thank you for specifying your units there.
If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
el-Woosho!
I've decided to Diversify my Holdings. I've divided my cash between my left and right pockets, instead of all in one.
But someone could have confused it with Kelvin or Rankine.
Sorry, I don't speak Spanish.