Cell phone jammer
Back when talk began about allowing passengers to use their cell phones during specific flight times, there was quite an uproar. Most people were extremely unhappy about the idea of being trapped thousands of feet in the air in a giant tube, stuck beside some idiot who would sit and have a fight with their husband or wife back home, all because they’re allowed a cell phone.
Would you be so agitated by it that you’d use a cell phone jammer? This T1000 (ahh, Terminator 2 references, gotta love it) will block all cell phone signals within a ten-foot radius, even text messaging. The reason it can work is because it looks like a cell phone itself so all anyone has to do is pull it out and turn it on as though they’re expecting a call and it blocks the signals.
Some thoughts on this though? For one thing, I’m not even sure if these are legal. For another, I dislike the whole idea of these jammers because while sure, they can give you a quieter flight or stop people from talking to their mother at top volume in a movie theater, I think there’s too much danger with them - what’s to stop someone from using one in order to harm someone else and make it impossible for them to call for help?
On top of that, think of the poor flight attendants. If Mr. Moneybags expects to be able to conduct a meeting over his cell phone while he’s roaring over the Atlantic Ocean and he isn’t able to, what’s he going to do? Sit quietly and watch the movie? No, he’s going to complain and complain and complain some more.
Would you use one?
(Source // Product Photo from Techgadgetz)
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2 opinions for Cell phone jammer
Suz
Apr 21, 2008 at 12:42 pm
I don’t think I’d be so agitated that I’d use one on an airplane just to ‘get back’ at people. But I do find the fact that they are available comercially very interesting. I might want to own one just to own one! Keep the kids in my Youth Group from spending all church service texting eachother… now that would be a good use.
Ginger
May 18, 2008 at 4:21 pm
The Terminator 2 references rule! You wouldn’t use it very often unless you want to play jokes on other people or you come across a really annoying passenger.
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