Comments on: France fries cell phones

Performance venues there can now install signal-jamming equipment to deal with rude mobile-phone users.

[Christopher Hall]

It's about time

I've always wanted a company to do this. Talking on a cell phone during a movie is inexcusable and, to be fair, on par with talking at all during a movie. Both actions generally get looks from me that could kill.

While they're at it, throw these on airplanes. Just last month, I was travelling and there happened to be a young woman who was intoxicated and refused to get off her phone. After much coersion, the young woman finally shut the thing down, but she wasn't happy about it. And guess what? The second the first wheel hit the ground, she was back on it.

Why is "human connectivity" such a big deal? Personally, I relish moments of the day where I am removed from people. Furthermore, people on phones are terribly oblivious of their surroundings. You ever snuck up on someone on a cell phone? It isn't any fun because it's too damn easy.

[zaznet]

Means to mute phones.

They really need to create a method to force a phone into silent mode. There are occasions when someone will have an emergency phone call coming in, and they need to be notified. You can use some of the same methods they have to block calls with the devised system to send a snigle SMS message with the phone number of the caller. This will let them know they had a call and to go to the lobby and call the person back if it might be important.

[OLIRC]

Just plain right

It's saddly that this has to be done but what to expect when there are too many people out there that ain't got any manners when they came to places where you ought to be silent.

Just hope this will be common in every public place where silence is wanted and it's not obeyed today.