| Bluejacking became popular in 2003 when many | | | | 1) Enable Bluetooth on your mobile. This will ensure |
| of the well known media organisations started | | | | your phone can be found by other Bluetooth |
| reporting on the new mobile craze. | | | | devices. |
| So what is Bluejacking, for many people who | | | | 2) Create contact in your phones address book |
| have never come across it, this is still an unknown | | | | using your message as the name. |
| phenomenon. Put simply Bluejacking involves | | | | 3) Use Bluetooth as the medium to send the |
| sending anonymous text messages to other | | | | message. This will prompt your phone to search |
| phone users via Bluetooth within range. | | | | for Bluetooth-enabled phones within range. |
| Most mobiles now come with Bluetooth | | | | 4) A list of active mobiles will be listed as your |
| functionality. This is a short range radio feature | | | | target. |
| usually covering distances of 10 metres. You can | | | | 5) Pick a target from the phones within range and |
| search for other handsets using this feature and | | | | send the contact to them. |
| accept messages sent from other users. | | | | As more and more people become familiar with |
| You can start by creating a contact in your | | | | their Bluetooth feature on their mobile and start |
| phone's address book using the message you | | | | using it to connect to other devices such as |
| want to send as the name for the entry. You | | | | hands-free ear pieces or car kits the likelihood of |
| should be able to send this contact as a message | | | | finding another mobile with Bluetooth enabled is |
| or electronic business card. | | | | very high. |
| Using Bluetooth to send the message will prompt | | | | Simply try searching for Bluetooth devices when |
| your mobile to search for Bluetooth enable | | | | you are in a shopping centre, train station or even |
| devices. Hence the contact bearing your message | | | | a bus and you will see that the search results in |
| can be sent to any Bluetooth enabled mobile | | | | many active devices. |
| within range without them knowing who sent the | | | | What this means is that the craze that started |
| message. | | | | over 6 years ago may now find the right |
| How to Bluejack | | | | platform to re-launch. |