5 DEC 2006 - 1310 CST It looks like our government has been doing far more eavesdropping than we ever thought possible. Read the ZDnet story below. It will raise the hair on the back of your neck. And it's only a matter of time before foreign governments and criminal hackers do the same thing. Apparently, your cell phone can be remotely programmed to listen and transmit what it hears even when it is turned off. The only way to prevent this is to remove the battery pack when you are not using it. >:-o http://news.zdnet.com/2102-1035_22-6140191.html - Dick, W9GIG