Cell-Phone Wars 992
Makarand writes "According to this article in the Houston Chronicle people
fed up with cell phone chatter have declared
war against cell phones.
They are arming themselves with detectors, jammers and other gizmos to defend privacy,
security, sanity and blissful silence. Although jamming cell phones is not
legal in the US, pocket-sized jammers are available online and even on
eBay. Cell-phone jammers typically work by disrupting
the communication between handsets and cellular towers
by flooding an area with interference
or selectively blocking signals by broadcasting on frequencies
used by these phones. The FCC
has received very few complaints about jammed cell phones
and has never taken action against anyone for that violation."
Few complaints (Score:5, Funny)
They tried to call and complain, but ...
better alternative (Score:0, Funny)
It's the only language they'll understand
Oh dear, here's a possible conversation: (Score:2, Funny)
jammers (Score:5, Funny)
Re: Not good (Score:5, Funny)
> As a top IT executive for a fortune 50, I spend a lot of time on global conference calls. I would be extremely annoyed, and would consider it an attack on both me personally, and me professionally (and, by extension, my company) if someone were to jam my cellular during an important conference call.
As a normal person, I consider it an attack on me both personally and professionally, when someone use a cell phone in an inappropriate context.
I recommend you not do this.
I jam cell phone conversation MY WAY (Score:5, Funny)
DIY plans? (Score:5, Funny)
About the only thing i can think of that is more rude, is a SUV driver
Re:No action taken (Score:5, Funny)
Just needs one improvement (Score:5, Funny)
who needs cell phone jammers... (Score:5, Funny)
Cellphones, breasts, and the FCC (Score:0, Funny)
Re: Not good (Score:2, Funny)
I think proves the link between cell phones and brain damage.
Re:better alternative (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Just needs one improvement (Score:2, Funny)
for once the affect/effect mix-up proves amusing
Re:Not good (Score:4, Funny)
It's people like you that cause huge traffic jams because you're talking on your cell phone and not paying attention to the road, then you cut off a tractor trailer who then in turn jacknifes, and runs over a bus full of nuns which catches fire, burning alive all those inside.
You're lucky that people only jam your cell phone calls, if it was up to me, I'd stab you in the face with a soldering iron.
Think of the children (Score:1, Funny)
All these arguments are good, but can;t the cell phone jammer ber used intermittenly. Lets see:
Cell Talker: yada yada yada
*AC turns on cell phone jammer*
Cell Talker: Can you hear me now?
*AC turns off cell phone jammer"
A few time like that and someone might get the idea to move somewhere else for a better signnal. Anything farther then a earshot away from me will certainly get a better signal. Once I get a jammer of course.
Re:Telemetry (Score:2, Funny)
In an ambulance:
"Pity. If we'd been able to get to him sooner, I'm sure he would have lived...."
"Yeah....but the damned cell phone signal dropped out so they wasted twenty minutes trying to find a land line to dial out on while he bled out."
"Yeah....hey! What's this thing sticking out of his pocket?"
"A cell phone jammer...???"
verizon dude (Score:3, Funny)
That MPAA must be thrilled (Score:1, Funny)
BTW: Would somebody go see the Triplets of Belleville. I'm still not sure if I liked it and could use some advice.
Re:Fun (Score:5, Funny)
I see somebody using a cell phone jammer. I tell my friends "watch this". I take a normal looking boot that I happen to be wearing and get it lodged up that guy's ass. It's pretty funny to see the look on that guy's face as he's laying on the pavement in pain. I can only imagine the idiot saying, "What did I do?"
Re: Not good (Score:3, Funny)
> They're in a public place, if they want to talk on a cell phone, it's their right. Hell, if they want to sit there whistling "It's a small world, after all" while banging on pans, they can do that too.
Yeah, try that next time you're in a restaurant, theatre, or museum, and see what happens.
Re:Not good (Score:4, Funny)
Dude. You're a top IT exec for a Fortune 50 company. You have to have something better to do with your time. And I thought I posted too much.
yeah, like that's going to work (Score:1, Funny)
(in a small quiet cafe)
guy on phone: i'll meet you at the movie theater around 6pm. ok. bye.
(hangs up)
scenerio #2 w jammer:
(in a small quiet cafe)
guy on phone: i'll meet... WHAT!?! I can't HEAR YOU! BAD CONNECTION! AT THE THEATER! THEATER!! T H E A T E R!!!!! YES!! YES!!! NO!! THEATER!!!
6PM! PM!!! PM!!! AM? WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET AM!!! PM!! YES!!! I CAN'T HEAR YOU, SAY THAT AGAIN!!! BAD CONNECTION!!! CAN'T HEAR YOU, SOME GUY IS HITTING HIS TV REMOTE ON THE TABLE!!! TABLE!!!
(20 minutes later, pieces of tv remote on the floor)
yeah, movie theater, 6pm. k, bye.
(hangs up)
Re:DIY plans? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:from the article... (Score:3, Funny)
As for heading into and out of the shower room, please put a towel around your ugly stuff. If fear of camera cell phones makes people a bit more modest in the locker room, I'm all for it. There's nothing worse than sitting on the bench trying to tie up your shoelaces when some guy with a dick he's proud of walks up completely naked and tries to start a conversation. You look up and you're in direct eye contact with his one eye. Horrible. Would it kill you to wrap a towel around you when you come out of the damn shower?
Who isn't... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:No complaints now, but... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Fun (Score:3, Funny)
Being an engineer he's built in some additional functionality [keepinsafe.com] too.
Zap!
Que the credits...
Lemme tell a story... (Score:5, Funny)
He proceeded to tell the woman (I assume it was a woman from his lothario manner, tone, etc,) that the view of the canyon was so beautiful from where he had climbed, that he just had to call and share the experience with her.
Myself , and others around me heard this bald-faced lie, and we all looked at him and then each other - keep in mind that none of us there knew each other, then we all spontaniously started making background sounds to illustrate to the woman on the other end that this loser was not where he claimed he was. I said something like: "Sir, you're gonna haveta move your car!" Others made similar noise.
The look he gave us was wonderful. Then he started to explain to the woman that there must be cellphone interference happening.
Re:No complaints now, but... (Score:3, Funny)
The good news is that they're putting automatic defibrilators in airports and malls, which are saving lives everyday.
Jammer manufacturers should create a product that combines a cell phone jammer with a defibrilator. "You're having a heart attack? Your cell phone won't work? Here, use my jam... uhh, pocket defribilator." It might relieve some people of the guilt from jamming an emergency call.
Re:Telemetry (Score:5, Funny)
Sounds pretty scary to me. So did they arrive in black helicopters?
Re:DIY plans? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:No complaints now, but... (Score:3, Funny)
http://www.phonebashing.com/ (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Jammers and Dampers (Score:3, Funny)
Re:pay phone? (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:However, your rights end. . . (Score:2, Funny)
Kinda turned me on, really.