My million dollar idea
 

Why can't someone program a cell phone with the ablity to control the car door locks and igition system?

I seem to always have my phone they have remote car starts and alarm systems and a phone works on a certain frequency so just allow the phone to transmit on "alarm", "remote car igition system" and for that matter "garage door" frequencys?

I am sure I will be shot down due to technolical issues or see it in place in a couple years and be saying "hey that was my idea!"

-Manner

Shooting now!

Totally insecure unless using something like Bluetooth.
Garage doors can be opened by pretty cheap scanner/transmitters driving down the alley or street.
Never do online banking (or setting up a hit) using a cell phone either for the same reason(s). ;)

very cool idea, but Hard-Body has some good points.

Bluetooth is NOT secure AT ALL...funny thing I just purchased a new bluetooth slider phone and a bluetooth USB to hack into the phone

bluetooth's range also stinks...they say 250 feet...yeah right, more like 30ft

definitely a phone could have the capabilities though, just use the same setup as the transmitter in our key and it can even use the phone's antenna to transmitt

I was always under the impression that Bluetooth has a operating range of 10m, which is roughly 30ft.

wow... with cell phones like that i'm pretty sure i can have access to alottaa cars that i want.... pretty dangerous i say....

is this New to the US???

BlueJacking is sooooooo common nearly every day i get sent stuff on the train generally funny pics but your not secure when its on! most people use it for 3 things 1, hands free 3, sending stuff to strangers on the train, 3,chatting up good lookinf women on the train!!!!!

therer was a case a while ago when cars used infra red (years back) of people buying those tv remote watches and grabing the code then stealing the car!

and didnt James bond use his fone to control a Beemer in Tommorrow Never Dies?

In Japan they already have mobile phone services to start your car or operate garage doors. Keep in mind that your mobile phone transmits first to a base station which then sends out the signal. In Japan you can install a receiver/robot in your car to either open doors or start the engine (or both) when it gets the signal from the base. I have no idea how the security is enforced, but I'm sure the services provider charges a small amount every time you use it ;)

Too late....I can already do this....as well as pop my doors open, start/stop the car, roll up/down my windows, or find out where the car is located and/or how fast it is going or the fastest it has gone since I last checked, all from my phone OR computer! :D sorry! Too slow....haha! :p So where's my million dollars?

to bad you still can't drive your car :p

sorry that was a low blow ;)