Why I do not like mobile phones

[petrus4]

If you are a phone user, consider this a preview of your future.

[1Worldwatcher]

I agree Petrus, it has become an 'Appendage' of societal awareness. The natural function of such bliss as Birthdays, dating or any form of societal gathering has become an electronic episode.

Zorgon had a pretty good thread he had created about how society has seemingly adapted so adamantly toward having these devices readily available,  that it doesn't matter where you go or what is happening, Social; events or intimate moment, there is always something attached to the hand or someone else recording the event.

On a personal note, the first thing my youngest daughter does when she gets up is grab her phone and begin reading and texting, needless to say, it is the last thing she puts down before she retires for the evening, it has essentially became an 'Addiction' for these folks seem too be unable to live without the devices of such self interpreted societal bliss.

Was a very strong video with great meaning with in it, thanks for sharing.

1WW

[robomont]

kinda like folks and their computers.
this is the only real social contact i have with the world.finances keep me from driving around at pleasure.plus the cops pull me over and stalk me on a regular basis.
so my only option is my phone.plus it saves gas for the cops.they can read my post from their airconditioned office .but as soon as i walk down a lonesome county road with my phone in the night.some stranger always drives by me.what are the odds.yes they are a pain but no other options available yet.

[Fruitbat]

Maybe "revelations" meant that everyone would carry the (phone) number of the beast...

Next time I have disposable income I am going to invest in one of those neat phone / gps / wi-fi jammers.
They are very cheap when you can get them, and would be nice to have a conversation where you KNOW that you won't be interrupted by someone's phone ringing...

Have any of the old folks here noticed how in the seventies you couln't move for poltergeist stories, but since everyone got video cameras, you hardly hear anything about such things, yet UFO stories have if anything got more plentiful?

JUst sayin...
FB!

[sky otter]

oh wow I thought a jammer was  such a great idea I wanted one..so I started to search and besides the jammers found this..

sigh..figures..

sorry forgot this part
By Jason Koebler

October 17, 2012


http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/10/17/fcc-cracks-down-on-cell-phone-jammers

The FCC has noticed an increasing number of people selling "jammers"—devices that can block cell phone calls, text messages, Wi-Fi networks, and GPS systems—and could potentially be used to cause havoc in public spaces.

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The small, battery-powered devices can be used to create "dead zones" within a small area, usually 30 feet or so, and have been used by movie theaters, restaurants, and schools to keep people off their cell phones. But they also cut off 911 calls, can disrupt navigation near airports, and have been used near police stations to interrupt radio communications. Officials at the FCC say they've noticed an increasing number of jammers, which are banned by federal law, coming into the country. Many cheaper versions, which sell for as little as $25, are imported from Asia, according to the agency..

Selling, advertising, using, or importing jammers are illegal acts, according to the Communications Act of 1934, which bans blocking radio communications in public.

Earlier this week, the FCC issued citations to eight people and companies advertising jammers on Craigslist.

The FCC said jammers were advertised on the site in Orlando, Philadelphia, Austin, Mississippi, Charlotte, N.C., Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, and Corpus Christi, Texas. Officials say they don't believe the cases are connected.

"Merely posting a signal jammer ad on sites like Craigslist.org violates federal law. Signal jammers are contraband for a reason," Michele Ellison, the FCC's enforcement bureau chief, said in a statement. "One person's moment of peace or privacy could very well endanger the safety and wellbeing of others."

According to the citations, most sellers advertised jammers as a way of to have an "undisturbed nap" on a bus, force a quiet classroom, or keep your area "annoyance free," without alluding to the potential for more nefarious uses of the device.

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"We are increasingly concerned that individual consumers who operate jamming devices do not appear to understand the potentially grave consequences of using a jammer," one of the citations reads. "Instead, these operators incorrectly assume that their illegal operation is justified by personal convenience or should otherwise be excused."

But at least one seller seemed to know jammers were contraband, the FCC says.

Keith Grabowski allegedly advertised a "cell phone jammer, wifi jammer" on the Philadelphia Craigslist for $300. In the ad, he says "because of the nature of this item, few details are given out," the jammer "is no toy" and "I just want to get rid of it as fast as possible."

"The nature of his ad suggests that Mr. Grabowski was aware of the sensitive, and/or illegal nature of the device he was offering for sale on Craigslist," his citation says.

People issued citations will have 15 days to remove their ad from the website and give the FCC information about where they purchased the jammers and who they sold them to. Merely advertising a jammer for sale could carry a fine of more than $100,000.

The FCC has set up a "Jammer Tip Line" for people to let the bureau know about people who may be selling or using a jammer.

"We intend to take increasingly aggressive enforcement action against violators," Ellison said. "If we catch you selling or operating a jammer, it's going to cost you."

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[Elvis Hendrix]

kinda like folks and their computers.
this is the only real social contact i have with the world.finances keep me from driving around at pleasure.plus the cops pull me over and stalk me on a regular basis.
so my only option is my phone.plus it saves gas for the cops.they can read my post from their airconditioned office .but as soon as i walk down a lonesome county road with my phone in the night.some stranger always drives by me.what are the odds.yes they are a pain but no other options available yet.

It's a big world.gold.

[Fruitbat]

WHICH MAKES IT THE SORT OF THING YOU ONLY USE WHEN YOU REALLY NEED TO...

Sorry that caps is accidental, but there isn't an uncaps button and I'm feeling lazy.

Jamming various radio transmissions is going to be a survival mechanism in the near future if the rumours are to be believed.. NEVER (caps intended this time) do any radio jamming unless it's remeember kids, Jam responsibly.

Although I met a guy who was interested in DIY EMP the other year, so maybe I'm way behind in my asymettirc warfare lore.

FB!

[robomont]

thanks elvis.ill go further and theorize they could be used to block highway patrol transmissions.the cop rights a ticket but it may not download until he gets to a certain tower or location.i read something about this.i like jammers and hope to have one one day.a broad frequency one.think of the tickets you can get out of because the radio is dead.the computer is dead.cops give up quickly when they have no radio or backup.plus they cant run background checks.if jammer is really good.it can even scramble cameras.i get excited just thinkin about them.

[sky otter]

can even scramble cameras

well hell that explains a whole lot to me...ET and bigfoot must have advanced jammers

yeah.. that's it..

[ArMaP]

I don't even like the other phones, the people phoning usually act as if they have the right to interrupt my life to do what they want.

That's why I disconnect my phone when I'm having lunch on weekends.

[ArMaP]

kinda like folks and their computers.

Have you noticed how people react in different ways to a problem on their computer or on their phone?

They accept errors on a phone that they do not accept on a computer, and have more patience for those illogical interfaces some have than they have to any problem that appears on a computer.

It's almost as if they think all those people they know are inside the phone.

[robomont]

if a cloud gets hit.the screaming would be loud.otherwise i just turn off the phone and turn back on.bug fixed.

clouds suck but safety in numbers.

[thorfourwinds]

as soon as i walk down a lonesome county road with my phone in the night.some stranger always drives by me.

Yikes!
You're that guy with Droid?   

[petrus4]

"Merely posting a signal jammer ad on sites like Craigslist.org violates federal law. Signal jammers are contraband for a reason," Michele Ellison, the FCC's enforcement bureau chief, said in a statement. "One person's moment of peace or privacy could very well endanger the safety and wellbeing of others."

The one thing which government fascists always do, that I am becoming very, very tired of, is that whenever there is even a slight suggestion that they will be challenged about anything, they immediately reach for the "safety," argument in support of whatever they are doing.

More than anything else, what this proves is that we have become a species of absolute, infantile cowards; if the state knows that the one justification that it can always give for anything, which will usually be accepted without question, is the claim that they are doing something for our "safety," or "protection."

We need to start to become more comfortable with not always being so safe; because truthfully, the false "safety," that governments want to offer us, is far more dangerous than any other perceived threat to our wellbeing that exists.

[robomont]

yep.what about the children argument.been used for years against pot.of all things.now used for everything.