21-02-2005 03:45									#1
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http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/40168.htm

what was funny was the guy following the other guy around the mall jamming his cell phone. The guy got all pissed and threw his cell phone to the ground.

It doesn't say how big they are, but I guess if he could carry around, it must be pretty small.

	21-02-2005 03:51									#2
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they should put these new devices in all public places

	21-02-2005 03:55									#3
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They're already doing it in some movie theaters.

	21-02-2005 03:56									#4
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Like Diss says, I WANT ONE!!!!!

	21-02-2005 03:57									#5
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"Can you hear him now? Excellent."

	21-02-2005 03:59									#6
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I thought we all got over the cell-phone hating thing already.

	21-02-2005 04:01									#7
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	21-02-2005 04:04									#8
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Hmm, I actually stopped to read the article and realized (a) they cracked the same stupid joke I did in the first line of the article, and (b) it does mention how big they are; the lesser, portable models are about the same size as a cellphone.

	21-02-2005 07:34									#9
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I want one in my cell phone.

SP

	21-02-2005 09:22									#10
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I want one. ::drool::

	22-02-2005 21:02									#11
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How can I get one of these?

You don't know what a 'cell phone shouter' is until you've ridden a subway in China.

	22-02-2005 21:44									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Stefu I thought we all got over the cell-phone hating thing already.

	22-02-2005 21:49									#13
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Right. So you guys may be stopping doctors from being contacted in emergencies situations, might cause people to lose potential jobs if they are on the phone with a potential employer, you could prevent lost people from getting directions, prevent somebody who has an auto accident from getting help from a friend. You could do damage in a number of ways, all because your silence is so precious to you, you don't care you who hurt.

These antisocial morons are a menace to society. They should take these things seriously and throw the people using cell phone jammers in prison.

	22-02-2005 21:56									#14
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Loud talkers are annoying sure and tehre are places where taking a phone call is not appropriate but in a MALL??? Whats wrong with making a phone call in a mall?? next thing I'll be told I shouldn't talk to my friends ( standing next to me ) in public.

If a movie theatre or restaurant wants to jam inside their business ( posting notification signs) I would be fine with that . . . but these portable jammers just seem like a way for people to piss off other people for fun

	22-02-2005 21:59									#15
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Not to mention the possibility that someone could jam another person trying to make a 911 call.

	22-02-2005 22:23									#16
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How did we survive without cell-phones?

	22-02-2005 22:32									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Shi Huangdi Right. So you guys may be stopping doctors from being contacted in emergencies situations, might cause people to lose potential jobs if they are on the phone with a potential employer, you could prevent lost people from getting directions, prevent somebody who has an auto accident from getting help from a friend. You could do damage in a number of ways, all because your silence is so precious to you, you don't care you who hurt. These antisocial morons are a menace to society. They should take these things seriously and throw the people using cell phone jammers in prison.

you know, the world got along fine in 1985. There was no national tragedy of people dying in the streets. Because guess what? payphones, and phones in businesses are everywhere!!

It kills me people think we need cell phones.

	22-02-2005 22:34									#18
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quote: Originally posted by alva How did we survive without cell-phones?

there was carnage in the streets. People are just afraid of going back to those barbaric times.

	22-02-2005 23:01									#19
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quote: How did we survive without cell-phones?

pagers and pay phones

	22-02-2005 23:08									#20
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With one of those and a TV-B-Gone, a person can now reduce the noise pollution.

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	23-02-2005 00:31									#21
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quote: Originally posted by alva How did we survive without cell-phones?

JUst fine as we survived without automobiles, airplanes, air conditioning or personal computers . . .

I resisted getting a cellphone and I still leave it at home sometimes . . .

But I don't see why someone can't have a converstaion on their cell phone in a mall or while walking down a sidewalk. 90% of people talk no louder in the phone than they do to to people in person.

	23-02-2005 00:58									#22
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quote: these portable jammers just seem like a way for people to piss off other people for fun

Or profit. Look at the article's last line. Seems some hotels engage in jamming, so people will pay the exorbitant hotel phone fees.

	23-02-2005 02:10									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui quote: these portable jammers just seem like a way for people to piss off other people for fun Or profit. Look at the article's last line. Seems some hotels engage in jamming, so people will pay the exorbitant hotel phone fees.

Ahh- ya missed that one-- see it should be easy to get the lefties against jammers if they are being used to boost corporate profits.

.. . and don't get me started on hotel phone charges-- after spending a bunch on the room they charge you for a local call?? and it seems the more you paid for the room, the more they charge for the phone call????

	23-02-2005 02:11									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger I want one. ::drool::

Best invention evar!

	23-02-2005 02:12									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident you know, the world got along fine in 1985. There was no national tragedy of people dying in the streets. Because guess what? payphones, and phones in businesses are everywhere!! It kills me people think we need cell phones.

You're almost certainly trolling, but...


Yes, society functioned before cell phones. Society also functioned before electricity, but I doubt if you would be too happy if some environmental activist found a way to shut off all electricity at night.

Cell phones aren't nessecary to keep the world functioning, but they can save lifes and help people who are in desperate need of it. Payphones aren't always available, for instance on the roadside after an accident. Payphones also aren't an option for people who would be on the recieving end of a call, for instance a doctor or paramedic who was need ASAP.

	23-02-2005 02:13									#26
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What a nerd gadget. Everyone who says they want one is sissie. A real man if he really wants someone not to talk on the phone anymore, they go next to them, grab their phone and smash it to the ground and that's it end of story. But you want to push fancy buttons and go 'NMuhaehhae I'm so kewl!' and interrupt .. I hope that person is calling to emergency number so that when you jam them, you cause a death of a small child, and then you can think if your sissie ways was worth it.

	23-02-2005 02:14									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Pekka What a nerd gadget. Everyone who says they want one is sissie. A real man if he really wants someone not to talk on the phone anymore, they go next to them, grab their phone and smash it to the ground and that's it end of story. But you want to push fancy buttons and go 'NMuhaehhae I'm so kewl!' and interrupt .. I hope that person is calling to emergency number so that when you jam them, you cause a death of a small child, and then you can think if your sissie ways was worth it.

*grabs Pekka's computer and smashes it to the ground *

	23-02-2005 02:16									#28
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Right on. Wait a minute? My computer is still here! YOU FAIL!

	23-02-2005 02:43									#29
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I need one. Both for fun and for work.

It would be great to have in lectures to stop students' phones from ringing.

	23-02-2005 02:50									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon I need one. Both for fun and for work. It would be great to have in lectures to stop students' phones from ringing.

See-- a jammer in a lecture hall I could understand-- just like movies or restaurants-- You post a sign so people know jammers are in operation and be public about it ( assuming this would be legal)-- I actually LIKE the idea of phone free zones.

I can see if these jammers become popular that the new thing will be special or high frequency phones that defeat jammers . . .

There was a moment in a West Wing episode where a member of a Chinese government delegation answered his cell phone while astonished staffers commented that they thought they didn't work there.