Re: Cell Phone Blocker

"Steven J Sobol" <sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote in message
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> The FCC will probably be interested in the fact that you are selling
> an illegal device. I'm not buying the "For export only" line.

If you can't get through these are the price details:

The item will cost you $550.00 plus shipping.
We use FedEx and FedEx to you is about $59.00

They quoted me for shipping to UK. I would be interested to see which
countries this device IS legal in, I can't imagine it is alot.

Anyway, im not buying one. Whats the point?

Damian

"Lofty" <paulloft@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Ivor Jones" <this.address@is.invalid> wrote in message
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> >
> > " Kate Anderson" <leighla0028@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:vjaankr76u8n96@corp.supernews.com...
> > > ive seen it in movies, but i think its pointless for you what you
are
> > > trying to do. The device that he is talking about blocks all
cellular
> > > signals, what you are trying to do is just block the one call that
is
> > > coming in right??
> >
> > There *is* a legitimate reason for such a device, I can think of
several
> > right now..! Buses, trains, restaurants, there's nothing more
irritating
> > than someone prattling on the phone while you're trying to have a
quiet
> > meal or ride home from work. (Why do they *always* talk in a voice so
loud
> > they don't *need* a phone..?!)
> >
> > Ivor
> >
>
> I hardly think that allowing yourself a bit of peace and quiet in
certain
> locations because you personally find people using mobiles a nuisance is
a
> legitimate reason to block all cellular signals.

Yes it is, I'm a bus driver and having to spend all day listening to
people's ordinary drivel is bad enough without having to listen to their
phone calls as well..! At least when they're talking to someone next to
them you hear both sides ;-)
>
> If you are on a bus or a train and have a heart attack, you will be glad
> someone is able to use a mobile phone to call for assistance, and you'd
be
> pretty pissed off if someone has taken it upon themselves to carry a
device
> which blocks their 911 call.

Trains and buses (at least in most large cities, anyway) have on-board
2-way radio which would be used for this purpose. In any case, the device
could be set to deactivate in the event of an accident.

> But then I think you comment was a little tongue in cheek, and I can
> sympathise with you about folk who answer their phones and shout *I'm on
the
> train* ! :-)

See above. I once had a woman get on my bus with a phone glued to her ear,
talking in a voice so loud you could probably have heard her a mile away
*without* a phone..! During her 40 minute journey, she made no less than 8
calls, and was still on the phone when she got off. For a week afterwards
I could have recited her entire social calendar for the following month..!

Ivor

"Richard Colton" <webmaster@NOSPAMPLEASEuselessinfo.org.uk> wrote in
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> "Ivor Jones" <this.address@is.invalid> wrote in message
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> <snip>
> > > I hardly think that allowing yourself a bit of peace and quiet in
> > certain
> > > locations because you personally find people using mobiles a
nuisance is
> > a
> > > legitimate reason to block all cellular signals.
> >
> > Yes it is, I'm a bus driver and having to spend all day listening to
> > people's ordinary drivel is bad enough without having to listen to
their
> > phone calls as well..! At least when they're talking to someone next
to
> > them you hear both sides ;-)
>
> First off, apologies if Ivor is not the bus driver, but this thread is
that
> convoluted due to non-trimming, I really have lost track.
>
> If you are a bus driver, I'd really prefer you to concentrate on your
> driving than someones phone conversation, and if you can't differentiate
> between the two, I humbly suggest that you have no place driving a PSV
in
> the first place..

I'd *love* to, but when they've got a voice like the proverbial foghorn,
it's hard not to hear it, hence my wish that the bus had some means of
stopping them using phones whilst on board. Pity we can't claim
interference to essential onboard electronics, as pilots (who are safely
tucked away in the cockpit anyway..!) can ;-)

Ivor

"Ivor Jones" <this.address@is.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Richard Colton" <webmaster@NOSPAMPLEASEuselessinfo.org.uk> wrote in
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<snip>
> > If you are a bus driver, I'd really prefer you to concentrate on your
> > driving than someones phone conversation, and if you can't differentiate
> > between the two, I humbly suggest that you have no place driving a PSV
> in
> > the first place..
>
> I'd *love* to, but when they've got a voice like the proverbial foghorn,
> it's hard not to hear it, hence my wish that the bus had some means of
> stopping them using phones whilst on board. Pity we can't claim
> interference to essential onboard electronics, as pilots (who are safely
> tucked away in the cockpit anyway..!) can ;-)
>
Yes, but my point is, that if you really can't tune the noise out &
concentrate on your driving, then you shouldn't be driving in the first
place. I am the first to admit it is annoying, but not anymore than a
toddler rabbiting on in the back seat of a car., and don't agree with your
point that it's annoying, so we should find a way of blocking it. By that
measure, I reckon we should find a way of "tuning out" a damned sight more
than mobile phones, and my first request for a blocking device is one for
lying politicians - they could always use Blair to test it on, it's easy to
tell when he is lying - his mouth is open.

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"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@aol.com> wrote in message
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> > Anyway, im not buying one. Whats the point?
>
>
> It'd be a laugh to switch it on at the local cell phone repair shop... ;-)

I always find it's funny here in the UK, go in an Orange shop, and you
haven't a prayer of getting a signal on Orange - same goes for all the other
networks.

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"John Henderson" <jhenRemoveThis@talk21.com> wrote in message
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> "Ivor Jones" wrote:
>
> > There *is* a legitimate reason for such a device, I can think
> > of several right now..! Buses, trains, restaurants, there's
> > nothing more irritating than someone prattling on the phone
> > while you're trying to have a quiet meal or ride home from
> > work. (Why do they *always* talk in a voice so loud they don't
> > *need* a phone..?!)
>
> As someone who has spent many years on-call for emergency
> services (marine search and rescue), I can hazard a guess at what
> a Coroner would say about your "legitimate reason" for stopping
> me being contactable when I was needed.
>
> John
>

What if you were in another area of no coverage, such as inside a large
building where signals do not penetrate..? Would you blame the building's
owners or the architect..?

With respect, if you were on call for an emergency service, I am sure that
nobody would object, but when it is purely someone blabbing to their
boy/girlfriend about what they were planning for the weekend, I would
guess even you might get irritated after a while.

In any case, if you were on call, would you be likely to be on a bus or
train where it might not be possible for you to respond quickly..? Suppose
the train had just left a station and would not be stopping for another
half an hour or so..?

If I am driving a large vehicle, with maybe 70 or more people on board,
SAFETY is my prime concern, and if I am distracted by someone organising
their social life in a voice like a foghorn, then I feel I have a
legitimate reason for asking they do not use a phone. If they won't stop
using it then I would be very happy (and feel a lot safer) if blocking
facilities were available.

In any case it is purely academic, as it's unlikely ever to happen, but
next time you *are* on a bus, have a thought for the driver and think of
the possibility of another accident for the emergency services which just
*might* have been prevented.

To the person who thought I should not be driving if I get distracted by
people on the phone, have you never been distracted by someone doing
something in a car when you've been driving..? Maybe you told them to stop
and they did; if I tried that with some of my passengers I'd probably get
a punch on the nose, which *would* result in an accident..!

Ivor

"Richard Colton" <webmaster@NOSPAMPLEASEuselessinfo.org.uk> wrote in
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> "Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@aol.com> wrote in message
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> > > Anyway, im not buying one. Whats the point?
> >
> >
> > It'd be a laugh to switch it on at the local cell phone repair shop...
;-)
>
> I always find it's funny here in the UK, go in an Orange shop, and you
> haven't a prayer of getting a signal on Orange - same goes for all the
other
> networks.

Oh I don't know, it's ok in my local O shop, there's a base station a
hundred yards away ;-)

Ivor

John Henderson wrote:
> "Ivor Jones" wrote:
>
>
>>There *is* a legitimate reason for such a device, I can think
>>of several right now..! Buses, trains, restaurants, there's
>>nothing more irritating than someone prattling on the phone
>>while you're trying to have a quiet meal or ride home from
>>work. (Why do they *always* talk in a voice so loud they don't
>>*need* a phone..?!)
>
>
> As someone who has spent many years on-call for emergency
> services (marine search and rescue), I can hazard a guess at what
> a Coroner would say about your "legitimate reason" for stopping
> me being contactable when I was needed.
>
> John


Get a two-way radio designed for that purpose and learn how to use it.


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