Stranger asks to use your cellphone

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I'm not going to lend my phone to some nasty smelly bum. If the person looks normal (maybe a hot girl even) I would lend my phone without hesitation. I've been in situations where my phone ran out of juice and needed to make an important call. As for the sanitary aspect, its still better than using public phones where many many people have used it. I always wipe my phone down anyways.
 
Alba gu brach said it perfectly on posting. Of course, some say a 75 watt is just as good as a 100 watt whereas others swear by a 3-way. And then, there are the LED and flourescent fans to consider.

Oh, yeah. Forgot. Lend the phone. Does anyone know if nanobots cause this chronic 'ringing' in my ears? Soy backwards is "yos". Hummmm.
 
It would depend on the situation:

1) Who the person is? (Is the person well dressed and groomed, or is it a bum?)

2) Are there a lot of folks on the train or is it just the two of us?

3) Gut feel on the person.

4) The reason for the call.

If I were in no immediate danger, and I think its reasonable - why not. But if I feel that there might be some shenanigans going on. Heck no.
 
Sure I would let him use it...I mean after all whats the big deal...if he steals it...just get a new one. I wouldn't want to not let someone use my phone simply because I thought he or she may steal it. They could just be having a bad day.


Plus I hope all of you who said no way, etc. never NEED to use a phone because you may just run across yourself who says no to you
 
lending a phone...

Is a bit like lending a piece of identity. Let's assume I lend out my phone. A call is made. The receiver now has my number, or can gain access to my number. With the number, a whole manner of identity-theft related scenarios are possible, and now made easier. Armed with my number, the caller can now gain access to my phone bill (via services on the internet) and for a fee can receive a recent bill (the bad news: the fee is reasonable.). Now, let's say that while the caller was speaking to me, asking to borrow my phone, a second person, working with the caller, snapped a quick digital photo of me with another cell phone. Caller(s) now have easy access to: a picture of me, my cell phone number, and my last month's bill. For the caller, this might be where it ends. The caller might simply be working for an off-shore identity-theft ring, or a local one, for that matter.

I think most folks on TFL are more inclined to protect themselves and their families, than not. Not lending out a phone would dovetail nicely with that mind-set.

Good luck, safe shooting.
 
I think most folks on TFL are more inclined to protect themselves and their families, than not. Not lending out a phone would dovetail nicely with that mind-set.
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I think TFL also has its share of paranoid freaks. Not lending out a phone would dovetail nicely with that mind-set too. I also feel that many people on TFL look out for their follow man and tend to be more courteous than the average person. Based on some of the responses on this thread, maybe I was mistaken. :barf:
 
You are riding public transport in a major city during rush hour (typical mix of kids and adults, nobody suspicious) and sit down next to a stranger who notices you have a cellphone.
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Well, where I live, almost no one uses public transportation, even though we have rather hefty tax supports for it.

Would I loan my cell phone to a stranger? No. Would you loan a stranger your CCW? I don't think so.
 
many times, been asked.

Many times I have been asked "could I use your cell phone to make a call"? My typical response is " I can only use it to call my work " It seems to me that's it's an invitation for something bad to happen. The few times I have let someone use my phone it was more of a gut feeling that this person is okay.
 
stephen426 said:
So we are now comparing cell phones to CCWs... Whatever.
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I'd make that comparsion.

Both can save your life, and losing control of either to a hostile could result in your death.
 
I always thought the Americans would have an easier way of dealing with something like this.

Just say "no."

why would you bother to say its a company phone, tell him your with al qaeda and your expecting a call.
 
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