" People should not accept everything as the truth
just because they receive an SMS "
PETALING JAYA: Two telcos have dismissed the text message, which went around on Saturday telling people to turn off their mobile phones before 11pm, as a hoax.
A source from DiGi and a Maxis spokesman said Sunday that the message was either a prank or misconstrued information.
The text message read: “Please switch OFF all ur handphones 2NITE. According to Metro TV, there will be a BIG RADIATION WAVE circulating thru the handphone towers at 11PM 2nite which is very DANGEROUS to humans. Pls inform ur friends NOT 2 keep their phones with them. Please FORWARD. Rgds.”
“People should not accept everything as the truth just because they receive an SMS,” the DiGi source said.
A spokesman for Maxis advised the public – and especially the company's customers – to ignore the SMS.
“There is no 'big radiation wave' between telecommunication towers that will be dangerous to humans.”
sources from: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/19/nation/21294753&sec=nation
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