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Block Cell Phones In Theaters?
One group wants to do this - theater owners.
http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?St...7-074635-6362r The FCC almost certainly will never allow this. Of course, the theaters could do it without FCC permission, passively, by covering theater walls with wire mesh (underneath a suitable decorative facade, of course) so that _no_ radio or TV signals penetrate. Of course, if the place catches fire, the police and fire 2-way radios won't work to any outside radios either. What to do about this? I talk to people that cite people blabbing on cell phones as one reason they don't come to the theater. Is it the real reason, or is it a case of "Any excuse is a good excuse" for something they don't want to do any more anyway, for some other reason like price. Its been a long time since anyone actually bothered me by _talking_ on a cell phone, but they do bother me quite regularly by opening it up and creating a distracting light from its display. I can ignore it, but would rather that this doesn't happen. People blabbing to _each other_ are a _much_ bigger distraction for me, but the theaters _will_ throw these people out if you report it. Dave Head |
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Block Cell Phones In Theaters?
Please ignore this - it was accidentally posted to the wrong group.
Dave Head On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:38:28 GMT, Dave Head > wrote: >One group wants to do this - theater owners. > >http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?St...7-074635-6362r > >The FCC almost certainly will never allow this. > >Of course, the theaters could do it without FCC permission, passively, by >covering theater walls with wire mesh (underneath a suitable decorative facade, >of course) so that _no_ radio or TV signals penetrate. Of course, if the place >catches fire, the police and fire 2-way radios won't work to any outside radios >either. > >What to do about this? I talk to people that cite people blabbing on cell >phones as one reason they don't come to the theater. Is it the real reason, or >is it a case of "Any excuse is a good excuse" for something they don't want to >do any more anyway, for some other reason like price. > >Its been a long time since anyone actually bothered me by _talking_ on a cell >phone, but they do bother me quite regularly by opening it up and creating a >distracting light from its display. I can ignore it, but would rather that >this doesn't happen. > >People blabbing to _each other_ are a _much_ bigger distraction for me, but the >theaters _will_ throw these people out if you report it. > >Dave Head |
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Block Cell Phones In Theaters?
> up and creating a distracting light from its display. I can ignore > it, but would rather that this doesn't happen. Are theatres still showing 30 minutes of advertisements before the movie? I cannot believe people tolerate this. I will not go to a theatre as long as this continues. I have no doubt theatres will soon inject "intermission" ads into movies to suck even more money from the heard. |
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Block Cell Phones In Theaters?
Dave Head > wrote in
: > One group wants to do this - theater owners. > > http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?St...7-074635-6362r > > The FCC almost certainly will never allow this. > > Of course, the theaters could do it without FCC permission, passively, > by covering theater walls with wire mesh (underneath a suitable > decorative facade, of course) so that _no_ radio or TV signals > penetrate. Of course, if the place catches fire, the police and fire > 2-way radios won't work to any outside radios either. > > What to do about this? I talk to people that cite people blabbing on > cell phones as one reason they don't come to the theater. Is it the > real reason, or is it a case of "Any excuse is a good excuse" for > something they don't want to do any more anyway, for some other reason > like price. > > Its been a long time since anyone actually bothered me by _talking_ on > a cell phone, but they do bother me quite regularly by opening it up > and creating a distracting light from its display. I can ignore it, > but would rather that this doesn't happen. > > People blabbing to _each other_ are a _much_ bigger distraction for > me, but the theaters _will_ throw these people out if you report it. > > Dave Head > Last movie I went to,a guy's CP rang loud enough for everyone in the theater to hear it,in an action flick. It was an annoyance. Of course,he did answer it and yak briefly. The ring was the biggest annoyance. such people should be ejected from the theater,not allowed back in for that showing. there's no reason they can't get up,go to the lobby,and answer it there.(vibrate mode) -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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Block Cell Phones In Theaters?
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:46:30 -0500, "JohnH" > wrote:
> >> up and creating a distracting light from its display. I can ignore >> it, but would rather that this doesn't happen. > >Are theatres still showing 30 minutes of advertisements before the movie? Ours shows 20 minutes of various stuff, mostly ads, that they call "the 20", before the previews start. Don't wanna see 'em? Come to the theater exactly at the time it says on the ads - then you'll get to see the start of the 16 minutes of previews. >I cannot believe people tolerate this. I will not go to a theatre as long >as this continues. Here, they're avoidable. OTOH, they're _better_ than a blank screen before the previews start, as the ads are often fairly clever. >I have no doubt theatres will soon inject "intermission" ads into movies to >suck even more money from the heard. That would be the point where _I_ would say bye to the theaters. Interrupted entertainment is why I mostly don't watch the commercial TV any more. Any sort of story being told on the tube, when interrupted, is less of an enjoyment. So, I can tune to Fox News or Headline News and let it blab, 'cuz the interruptions aren't that big of a deal - the things before and after the commericals are not really connected like the plot of a story is. Dave Head |
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Block Cell Phones In Theaters?
Jim Yanik wrote:
> Dave Head > wrote in > : > > >>One group wants to do this - theater owners. >> >>http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?St...7-074635-6362r >> >>The FCC almost certainly will never allow this. >> >>Of course, the theaters could do it without FCC permission, passively, >>by covering theater walls with wire mesh (underneath a suitable >>decorative facade, of course) so that _no_ radio or TV signals >>penetrate. Of course, if the place catches fire, the police and fire >>2-way radios won't work to any outside radios either. >> >>What to do about this? I talk to people that cite people blabbing on >>cell phones as one reason they don't come to the theater. Is it the >>real reason, or is it a case of "Any excuse is a good excuse" for >>something they don't want to do any more anyway, for some other reason >>like price. >> >>Its been a long time since anyone actually bothered me by _talking_ on >>a cell phone, but they do bother me quite regularly by opening it up >>and creating a distracting light from its display. I can ignore it, >>but would rather that this doesn't happen. >> >>People blabbing to _each other_ are a _much_ bigger distraction for >>me, but the theaters _will_ throw these people out if you report it. >> >>Dave Head >> > > > Last movie I went to,a guy's CP rang loud enough for everyone in the > theater to hear it,in an action flick. It was an annoyance. > Of course,he did answer it and yak briefly. > The ring was the biggest annoyance. > > such people should be ejected from the theater,not allowed back in for that > showing. > > there's no reason they can't get up,go to the lobby,and answer it > there.(vibrate mode) Or not answer it at all but call the person back after the movie. Ulf |
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Block Cell Phones In Theaters?
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:38:28 GMT, Dave Head > wrote:
>One group wants to do this - theater owners. > >http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?St...7-074635-6362r I am having difficulty seeing the relation to driving, unless they only ban them when The Fast and the Furious is playing. |
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Block Cell Phones In Theaters?
Dave Head wrote: > One group wants to do this - theater owners. > > http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?St...7-074635-6362r > > The FCC almost certainly will never allow this. > > Of course, the theaters could do it without FCC permission, passively, by > covering theater walls with wire mesh (underneath a suitable decorative facade, > of course) so that _no_ radio or TV signals penetrate. Of course, if the place > catches fire, the police and fire 2-way radios won't work to any outside radios > either. > > What to do about this? I talk to people that cite people blabbing on cell > phones as one reason they don't come to the theater. Is it the real reason, or > is it a case of "Any excuse is a good excuse" for something they don't want to > do any more anyway, for some other reason like price. > > Its been a long time since anyone actually bothered me by _talking_ on a cell > phone, but they do bother me quite regularly by opening it up and creating a > distracting light from its display. I can ignore it, but would rather that > this doesn't happen. > > People blabbing to _each other_ are a _much_ bigger distraction for me, but the > theaters _will_ throw these people out if you report it. > > Dave Head The technology is already available and in use. Cell signals can and are electronically blocked - you can buy the device on the net. Why do you think cell signals disappear the moment you walk in the hospital front door. Actually I think it is unfortunately necessary since some people are rude enough to not turn their cell phones and blackberries off during a movie. |
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Block Cell Phones In Theaters?
John S. wrote: > Dave Head wrote: > > One group wants to do this - theater owners. > > > > http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?St...7-074635-6362r > > > > The FCC almost certainly will never allow this. > > > > Of course, the theaters could do it without FCC permission, passively, by > > covering theater walls with wire mesh (underneath a suitable decorative facade, > > of course) so that _no_ radio or TV signals penetrate. Of course, if the place > > catches fire, the police and fire 2-way radios won't work to any outside radios > > either. > > > > What to do about this? I talk to people that cite people blabbing on cell > > phones as one reason they don't come to the theater. Is it the real reason, or > > is it a case of "Any excuse is a good excuse" for something they don't want to > > do any more anyway, for some other reason like price. > > > > Its been a long time since anyone actually bothered me by _talking_ on a cell > > phone, but they do bother me quite regularly by opening it up and creating a > > distracting light from its display. I can ignore it, but would rather that > > this doesn't happen. > > > > People blabbing to _each other_ are a _much_ bigger distraction for me, but the > > theaters _will_ throw these people out if you report it. > > > > Dave Head > > The technology is already available and in use. Cell signals can and > are electronically blocked - you can buy the device on the net. Why do > you think cell signals disappear the moment you walk in the hospital > front door. > > Actually I think it is unfortunately necessary since some people are > rude enough to not turn their cell phones and blackberries off during a > movie. These things may be available, but they are absolutely illegal to use within the USA. If the cell signal goes away in a hospital ER, its likely because of the shielding created by the "concrete and steel" construction of the building itself. Dave Head |
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Block Cell Phones In Theaters?
Dave Head wrote: > One group wants to do this - theater owners. > > http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?St...7-074635-6362r > > The FCC almost certainly will never allow this. > > Of course, the theaters could do it without FCC permission, passively, by > covering theater walls with wire mesh (underneath a suitable decorative facade, > of course) so that _no_ radio or TV signals penetrate. Of course, if the place > catches fire, the police and fire 2-way radios won't work to any outside radios > either. > > What to do about this? I talk to people that cite people blabbing on cell > phones as one reason they don't come to the theater. Is it the real reason, or > is it a case of "Any excuse is a good excuse" for something they don't want to > do any more anyway, for some other reason like price. > > Its been a long time since anyone actually bothered me by _talking_ on a cell > phone, but they do bother me quite regularly by opening it up and creating a > distracting light from its display. I can ignore it, but would rather that > this doesn't happen. > > People blabbing to _each other_ are a _much_ bigger distraction for me, but the > theaters _will_ throw these people out if you report it. > > Dave Head Cell phones should be banned period. They are a distraction to others everywhere and on the highways they are a positive menace. |
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