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Originally Posted by Gilda
FYI: The reason cell phone jammers are illegal in most of the US is because the jammers jam a broad band of frequencies, including those used by police, fire, and ambulance services. The concern is that emergency responders won't be able to use their communications equipment when somewhere that a jammer is being used, or at the scene of an emergency. Grace might be hampered in being able to do her job if she couldn't communicate with the doctors at the hospital where she is going to be delivering a patient.
However, I think there is a clear solution: Post quite clearly that phone jammers are in operation in a certain place, and those emergency personnel who are on call can avoid those places. If an emergency responder is on site, turn it off.
What would be nice would be passive jamming, like something that is built into the walls of the theater that blocks signals within the theater, but has no effect outside. It would solve all of the problems listed above.
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Those are good points. I'm sure they'll keep tinkering with the technology that will allow more sophisticated or accurate functions. Like only jamming "civilian" cell phones and not emergency stuff. Plus, I think cell phone jamming is mostly used inside churches, theaters, classrooms, and restaurants, not neccessarily by people randomly pointing them at emergency vehicles.
So far I haven't heard of any of those problems in the countries where they are allowed. It could be our government is protective of the airwaves (not necessarily a bad thing). We'll see.