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Israel gets kosher phone service

Bezeq Israel Telecom has launched a phone service which will block connections to "improper" destinations, Reuters reports. The blocking will presumably cover "www.porn.mobi", which comes up for auction next week along with a dozen adult-orientated domain names. Bezeq's new service is aimed at the ultra-Orthodox customer. It's …

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matthé

extra options

extra options include: direct line to the Western Wall

Steven
Joke

Do they....

...chop a small piece off the end of the phone?

Such a business!

James Dodd

So this was more about porn then??

come on... this was just an advertisement from the "upcoming auctions" for porn related domain names!!!

Restrictions aren't anything new tho... I couldn't get access to my personal site through my T-Mobile account because it wasn't on their approved list, I had to call to get an "access code" and was told that as soon as I passed my mobile to anyone under 18 I should call T-Mobile first to get the restrictions put back in place!

Simon
Unhappy

Ay-yay-yay

So what are they supposed to look at?

There's more to the internet than porn????????

David S
Coat

Is it just me...

...or does the idea of porn on your mobile phone seem a bit pointless?

I mean, even the iPhone still has a teeny, tiny screen really, and it's hard to operate one-handed. And that's with good eyesight.

Once your palms start getting hairy and your vision goes blurry...

Vladimir Plouzhnikov

I wonder -

Is it supposed to be dipped into the sea before the first use?

Austin Troxell
Joke

And what about Shabbos?

So, will this "phrum phone" power-down between the two evenings? Can it be programmed to recite the Havdalah at the conclusion?

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