Mobile phone jammers

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Some people still seem genuinely surprised that their mobile won't work in tunnels, lifts etc

[TimberWolf]

We could do with a jammer that jams Sat Navs signals too, though I haven't though of a practical reason for wanting to do so. Just out of malice maybe? Regarding mobile phone jamming, the likelihood is that someone that was jamming calls would cease to do so if an emergency did occur, and blocking outgoing signals would require a lot of power in any case over any distance if it were left on constantly, as I believe mobiles ramp up the wattage if there's a weak signal, which IIRC was up to 2 watts last time I read up on it.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

We could do with a jammer that jams Sat Navs signals too, though I haven't though of a practical reason for wanting to do so. Just out of malice maybe? .

IIRC the military have these (Sat Nav Jammers)

[Board Game Geek]

Some people still seem genuinely surprised that their mobile won't work in tunnels, lifts etc

I was in a large supermarket yesterday (one of these aircraft hangar types) and I was a little peeved when I lost my signal next to the frozen chickens.

I mean, it's not like I was in Outer Mongolia shopping for yak's meat.

The nearest mobile mast, approximately 137 metres from me was a Macrocell, 14.5 metres tall, operating at 24.4dBW.

I may as well have been in Outer Mongolia for all the good it did me.

[NickFitz]

Yea, some guy on the train decides to rip someone and the first thing I will do is switch on the jammer. At the same time jim on the next carriage drops from 10 years of bacon rolls. It's all my fault.

You sound like a man who is never responsible for anything wrong.

Of course he isn't responsible - everything he says in this thread tells us that he is of such absolute importance that The World must bend to his whim. If something goes wrong, it could never be his fault; everything he wants is right, because it's right for him.

Shallow and unperceptive individuals such as myself might mistakenly believe that he's a selfish cunt who prizes his own comfort above all other considerations, but that's just because we haven't yet come to terms with his awesome majesty.

One day all shall tremble and kneel before him...

[Stan.goodvibes]

Shallow and unperceptive individuals such as myself might mistakenly believe that he's a selfish cunt who prizes his own comfort above all other considerations, but that's just because we haven't yet come to terms with his awesome majesty.

oooooh, you used the 'C' word

[NickFitz]

oooooh, you used the 'C' word

Oh great, tell the mods why don't you - that's me banned

Still, I meant it, which is why I said it.

[Purple Dalek]

I think in context it is the best word, so the moderators should just pass over it.

I'd like a jammer that was quite cheap and worked at random, I'd glue them under bus seats on the top deck where the cleaners never go.

I'd go on trips by national express, just so I could leave a little memento.

[BrilloPad]

Of course he isn't responsible - everything he says in this thread tells us that he is of such absolute importance that The World must bend to his whim. If something goes wrong, it could never be his fault; everything he wants is right, because it's right for him.

Shallow and unperceptive individuals such as myself might mistakenly believe that he's a selfish **** who prizes his own comfort above all other considerations, but that's just because we haven't yet come to terms with his awesome majesty.

One day all shall tremble and kneel before him...

If we are going to blame anyone - shouldn't it be those who talk loudly and inconsiderately?

[TheFaQQer]

We could do with a jammer that jams Sat Navs signals too, though I haven't though of a practical reason for wanting to do so. Just out of malice maybe? Regarding mobile phone jamming, the likelihood is that someone that was jamming calls would cease to do so if an emergency did occur, and blocking outgoing signals would require a lot of power in any case over any distance if it were left on constantly, as I believe mobiles ramp up the wattage if there's a weak signal, which IIRC was up to 2 watts last time I read up on it.

If you had a jammer, and knew there was an emergency, then I would expect any decent person to stop blocking the signal.

If you were using a jammer, and there was a nearby emergency that you were not aware of, would you block the signal? Possibly.

I'm not suggesting that people would deliberately jam a signal when it was needed, it's the inadvertent use that causes problems - hence they are illegal to use.

Is a few seconds of silence (before the blocked call is re-connected when you stop jamming it) really, really worth the possibility that you've put someone's safety or health at risk? It's a sad world we live in if you can't see this.