Damn...and all the burger joints around here are still on 33-40MHz....


On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 18:23:59 -0500, "kiebassa 20"
wrote:

from:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm...atestheadlines

Burger King (drive-thru) customers told: 'You are Too Fat to have a
Whopper'

Police believe teenage pranksters are hacking into the wireless
frequency of a US Burger King drive-through speaker to tell
potential customers they are too fat for fast food.

Policeman Gerry Scherlink said the pranksters told one
customer who had just placed an order: "You don't
need a couple of Whoppers. You are too fat. Pull ahead."

The offenders are reportedly tapping into the wireless frequency
at the restaurant in Troy, Michigan. Police believe the culprits
are watching and broadcasting from close range.
Officer Scherlinck said the men are telling customers who order
a Coca-Cola that, "We don't have Coke." And when the customer
asks what they do have, the hacker would say: "We don't have
anything. Pull ahead."

But what has managers concerned is the profanity the
hackers are using, according to police.

A drive-through customer has told police
if he had children with him in the car and
someone used profanity, he would have been upset.
Burger King franchise owner Tony Versace issued
the following statement in response to the
incidents: "We apologise to our customers who've
been insulted by the use of this drive-through speaker."

Management at the fast-food restaurant are reportedly
trying to change the radio frequency used for the
(drive thru) speakers.

See also: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2750963/detail.html

and: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2749445/detail.html