Mobile phone jammers

**TheFaQQer** · 20 November 2008, 22:22

I wouldn't be too proud of it:

The use of any apparatus, whether or not wireless telegraphy apparatus, for the purpose of interfering with any wireless telegraphy, is an offence under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006. It is an indictable offence that on conviction in Crown Court carries a maximum penalty of two years imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. The courts can also order forfeit of any apparatus used in the commission of the offence.

Jammers are devices which are intended to prevent radio equipment from receiving and transmitting the signals relevant to their function. Use of such devices therefore constitutes the specific offence of causing deliberate interference.

They are legal to own, though - you can just go down for two years and have an unlimited fine if you use it.

**Ruprect** · 20 November 2008, 22:24

It's illegal you naughty you.

Please operate on my train.

**Peoplesoft bloke** · 20 November 2008, 22:24

But there can't be a jury in the land that would convict.......................

**PAH** · 20 November 2008, 22:25

Sell it to Spooks, their plots need that technology so we don't have to endure yet another alqaeda terrorist cell threatening to blow up london via mobile phone bomb detonation.

I say endure. I count having to flick through the EPG past it as being bad enough.

You'd think the show was sponsored by the govermin to keep us all scared of those nasty bogeymen terrorists.

**Ruprect** · 20 November 2008, 22:25

incidentally what did it cost you? I saw one a year back and it was over a grand... high price for piece and quite on the train!

**Liability** · 20 November 2008, 22:26

If you use this Id watch your backside! Theyll be terror laws they can arrest you under - as much as it may be "fun" your ass will be visiting Bubba in prison if you get caught with this

**moorfield** · 20 November 2008, 22:27

Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

The use of any apparatus, whether or not wireless telegraphy apparatus, for the purpose of interfering with any wireless telegraphy, is an offence under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006.

F**k that.

Minestone please PM me where you got this. I need one of these.

**Ruprect** · 20 November 2008, 22:33

Surely would be difficult to prove usage especially for, say 10 seconds enough to cut off the lovely girl describing a rogering...wait a minute... what was your reason again?!?!

**TheFaQQer** · 20 November 2008, 22:34

Originally posted by moorfield View Post

F**k that.

Minestone please PM me where you got this. I need one of these.

They are legal to own, as I said.

Just illegal to use, as Ofcom says.

But it's not like you can get clobbered for a massive fine or anything like that

The possibility of jamming something that should not be jammed, e.g. communication between emergency services, is something that should be considered, regardless of how annoying you find it that other people are using their phones.

I'm not sure I'd want one around me - they must be emitting some kind of signal constantly, which is strong enough to knock out the mobile signals around you.

Mobile phone jammers