Trying To stop Drunken calls

With Christmas parties approaching, the Australian branch of Virgin mobile has launched a new service to stop people from making incoherent phone calls they may later regret.

A survey by the company found that 95 percent of us make phone calls after a drinking session, with 30 percent of calls going to exes and 19 percent to current partners. Furthermore, the morning after more people will first reach for their mobile phone to check who they had dialled (55%) instead of reaching for painkillers (8%). More than half those surveyed also said they made up to three calls per night.

With the “dialing under the influence” service , people will simply dial a number followed by the phone number they don't want to call, effectively blacklisting it until six o'clock the following morning.

The new service begins on December 1, just in time.
(Via Engadget)

Regine | 3:51 PM | |
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