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- Konrad9, on 11/12/2007, -11/+372"Investigators from the F.C.C. and Verizon Wireless visited an upscale restaurant in Maryland over the last year, the restaurant owner said. The owner, who declined to be named, said he bought a powerful jammer for $1,000 because he was tired of his employees focusing on their phones rather than customers.
“I told them: put away your phones, put away your phones, put away your phones,” he said. They ignored him."
FIRE THEM YOU LITTLE BITCH. - jmgoody311, on 11/09/2007, -6/+328I prefer the "swift kick to the face" method of cell phone jamming.
- Tomboys, on 11/12/2007, -14/+275I need one!
- doctorfungi, on 11/12/2007, -17/+163Although I do think this is a pretty cool piece of technology that could be used to shut up the most annoying of people on buses and trains, the ways the device could be abused is alarming.
- AndrewWiggin, on 11/12/2007, -5/+150What happens when you activate this on an airplane?
- fatesdefiance, on 11/09/2007, -25/+147Ahh, Diggers. The champions of free speech...as long as it doesn't annoy them. You know, if someone related to the government were to jam cell phone signals in an area for some reason (even a good reason) you people would be totally up in arms. But as long as it's just some random jackass doing it, it's A-OK! Hypocrites.
- TheNik, on 11/09/2007, -3/+121What? Sorry, I was texting.
- persept, on 11/10/2007, -28/+123Don't you think that it will distract them even more if their phone stops working? And think about if someone is making an urgent call concerning a life or death situation. This technology is illigal for a good reason, to stop people from interfering with communication. Everyone on Digg thinks it's a great idea to interfere with peoples phone signals, while they get enormously angry when Comcast interferes with their Bittorrent. Seems a bit hypocritical if you ask me.
- Cannon13, on 11/11/2007, -9/+89So umm...where would a curious person go if they were interested in...researching these devices? Yes, researching.
- inactive, on 11/09/2007, -4/+81Imagine armed bandits using a jammer to prevent anybody dialing 911. That would suck.
- MasterThief117, on 11/05/2007, -1/+75When I read the headline, I thought it was incomplete, if you catch my drift. The description made it worse.
- verge, on 11/10/2007, -3/+76for informational purposes only | http://www.ladyada.net/make/wavebubble/
- pilot3033, on 11/09/2007, -7/+75How about this? Grow a pair of balls and tell the person next to you they are an annoying twit.
If I were being good mannered with my cell phone, and was perhaps on a rather important call, I would want to punch the jammer in the face.
People are just pussies, if living in New York has taught me one thing, is that we can all be nice and civil with each other, and it works great. When someone breaks the social norms, you call them out on it, and you don't sit there getting all angry at yourself.
(not keep in mind, you need to use tact. You can't go telling off everyone who you think deserves it, just in situations where clear norms are broken. For example: stopping in the middle of the sidewalk, taking the elevator only 1 floor, overly loud cellphone use for a prolonged period, etc.) - OBKenobi, on 11/10/2007, -23/+90The airplane crashes into a skyscraper.
- jt18, on 11/06/2007, -2/+64“He went to everyone in town and gave them his number and said if they were having trouble, they should call him right away,”
I really can't see how this would work... - pdxuser, on 11/09/2007, -5/+66Am I the only one who read the title and thought "...into her head?"
- BigFatCow, on 11/06/2007, -2/+61“If anything characterizes the 21st century, it’s our inability to restrain ourselves for the benefit of other people”
How true it is. - Ap31r0n, on 11/06/2007, -3/+56You get the gloved hand of an FBI agent up your ass?
- vanbacon, on 11/06/2007, -3/+55I had a Co Worker get fired for that. Why can't people freaking learn some respect with their cell phones
- ViRaZ, on 11/06/2007, -6/+48I like Jon Reep's idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=786e80QR9_A
- Baku, on 11/10/2007, -5/+41Is it bad that I thought the title wasn't complete.... and I was expecting it to end with "up her ass"....?
- weirdlookinguy, on 11/10/2007, -17/+51Andrew is my new hero. I hate fake ass bitches who talk on the phone like the whole world gives a ***** that their anniversary is next week. The type that sit around watching MTV and celebrity gossip all day.
- idiotwithastick, on 11/09/2007, -2/+31I wonder if it can jam my wireless conne
- Lyanto, on 11/05/2007, -2/+29Yeah, reminds me of the device that broadcasted all infrared TV shut-off signals. You could more or less shut off any TV, and I was imagining the havoc someone could create if they brought it to E3...
- aquadoctorbob, on 11/04/2007, -3/+30End with what?! The suspense is killing me!
- Subvexer, on 11/08/2007, -1/+27You've got red on you
- inactive, on 11/09/2007, -2/+27No, I had slightly different version: "up her ass"
- mf0thrilla, on 11/11/2007, -9/+33"The radio frequencies used by cellphone carriers are protected, just like those used by television and radio broadcasters."
Oh yeah, those invisible waves are "protected", aren't they?
Tech guerrilla warfare sounds great to me. - WaterDragon, on 11/06/2007, -4/+28S.....SSSS....STTTT...STFU!
- barc0001, on 11/05/2007, -8/+31Totally. I mean, if this device only had some sort of switch so it could be deactivated in an emergency...
- inactive, on 11/10/2007, -2/+25Here's how to deal with the problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrXp1R1RPNU
Larry David = Awesome - titlesaysitall, on 11/10/2007, -10/+33It seems like that right away but there is a difference from someone in the movie theater getting up and out of their seat to answer an emergency than some idiotic teen talking like a ***** caveman. Now if you're the love cell jammer vigilante you have a level of discretion but business that block all signals, eh, not so much.
- cactus476, on 11/05/2007, -8/+29*cough*
http://dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4355~r.51715 ...
*cough* - CatalystGhost, on 11/08/2007, -1/+22Hey, the female dog thing? Yeah, we stopped thinking we cared back in the 2nd grade. Shut the hell up, you *****.
- IHaveIssues, on 11/05/2007, -5/+24They have these new phones now to counter that, the signal actually goes over wires than run right to the phone company's switching office.
- DigitAl56K, on 11/04/2007, -3/+22Yes, and, let's not forget, to bash, people, who use the comma, 'far too much', and who mix and match, the apostrophe, and, "quotation marks", at will.
- TomRitchford, on 11/05/2007, -3/+22There's really only one way to find out. Are you volunteering? Do let me know so I can be in a different continent.
- 0xFEEDFACE, on 11/09/2007, -8/+26Odd... but we managed to respond to all sorts of emergencies back in the 80s/90s without everyone having a cell phone...
- chad78, on 11/05/2007, -1/+19I love the disclaimer:
Important Note: Usage and purchase of this item may not be allowed in certain countries. It is your responsibility to check for your local regulations. DX is not responsible for customs confiscations. [HERE'S the BEST PART]if you are not sure whether you country allows importing this product, do not use EMS express shipping to avoid problems.[/AWESOME]
The Chad Translation: Use the slower shipping, that will get it past the authorities. - vulcanius, on 11/09/2007, -4/+22I'd like one of these for my car and to carry in lines with me. Nothing worse than having to wait because some ***** can't get off their cell phone.
- slashbot, on 11/11/2007, -11/+29Very nice. Unfortunately not a good idea for mass consumption and should still be illegal.
Imagine criminals blocking cell phone calls for help, etc - MasterThief117, on 11/06/2007, -19/+37There are so many times where I wish I had one of these. What they can do is make cell phones use a different frequency to dial emergency services, and make the jammers not interfere with that frequency. Or they can make jammers detect calls to emergency services (if its possible) and have it shut off so the call can go through. If they did this, they could install permanent ones inside theatres where people are complete jackasses, and on the silent area of trains and other public areas.
- kevptim, on 11/09/2007, -3/+21Nothing makes a driver safer than attempting to redial a number because their service dropped unexpectedly...
- inactive, on 11/05/2007, -5/+23There is that factor. In my opinion, it should be legal to block cellphone signals on your own property. If you're not on your property, or if you're on public property, no jam for you. Cellphone jammers should also be able to detect when calls are being made to 911, and then not block any subsequent calls until reset.
- WaterDragon, on 11/04/2007, -7/+25I was all like " I think I'll click on this article so i can read it"...but the Digg-weed who posted it was all like "You'll have to get a membership at the NY Times site first."
So I jammed his Digg membership! . - vornan19, on 11/05/2007, -4/+22You are like, so buried.
- theaceoffire, on 11/05/2007, -4/+22If you were a real man, you would have typed them with varying capitalizations, spellings, etc.
Copy and paste is for pussys. - Dumbledorito, on 11/04/2007, -3/+21@saifatlast: Not with an iPhone. Touchscreens aren't great for tactile feedback. D'oh!
- Tenoq, on 11/05/2007, -2/+19It's the US - they're made for people who don't want to get shot for telling someone off.
- oddtom, on 11/09/2007, -1/+18...wow.
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