Blocking cell phone reception in a Movie theatre.

[GodlessAstronomer]

Ok. So what if I have a date night out with my wife and we leave our kid with a babysitter and the child has a major allergic reaction, accident, ect and they need to reach me ASAP? Should that be blocked too?

Fuck your child, stop ruining my movie. (100% serious).

 

[Veliko]

I was replying to the guy that said "10 years ago" people did something a certain way.

try to think outside the box.

Your reply was completely and utterly ridiculous though. It was nothing like what is being discussed.

 

[Veliko]

Nearly always at least 1 person whose cellphone goes off in the middle of a movie in the theaters I go to. That, or 2 people having a conversation. I don't think a blocking reception is a good idea because I could understand it if a person's cellphone rings because there is an emergency concerning one of their friends or family members.

Comments like this make me wonder if some people have ever actually turned off their mobile phones before. The "emergency concerning one of their friends or family members" argument is utterly baseless.

 

[alkemyst]

Your reply was completely and utterly ridiculous though. It was nothing like what is being discussed.

lolwut? I have to ask this are you still living with mom and dad?

 

[dawp]

Yes but you wouldn't need it in the cinema.

yes, some people do. If you don't like, you can go elsewhere. You don't have to stay if it irritates you. They have every right to be there just as you do. You can watch a movie at home also.

And blocking will never happen. the FCC wont allow it. You have never addressed this point. If I switch my phone to vibrate, why would it matter to you?

 

[dawp]

lolwut? I have to ask this are you still living with mom and dad?

I'd say he's a basement dweller.

 

[Veliko]

lolwut? I have to ask this are you still living with mom and dad?

So pray tell how is the use of computers in the business environment the same concept as the use of a mobile phone in a cinema?

 

[Veliko]

yes, some people do. If you don't like, you can go elsewhere. You don't have to stay if it irritates you. They have every right to be there just as you do. You can watch a movie at home also.

No, people don't need to have their mobile phone working in the cinema.

And blocking will never happen. the FCC wont allow it. You have never addressed this point. If I switch my phone to vibrate, why would it matter to you?

The FCC point is irrelevant to the discussion.

 

[dawp]

No, people don't need to have their mobile phone working in the cinema.

yes, there are some that do.

The FCC point is irrelevant to the discussion.

It is if it will never happen, making your argument moot. You're just pissing into the wind. I'm done with you.

 

[Veliko]

yes, there are some that do.

No there are not because that would mean the following two conditions would have to be met:

- Someone has to go into a cinema to watch a film.
- That person has to be able to use their mobile phone.

It is if it will never happen, making your argument moot. You're just pissing into the wind. I'm done with you.

It's a discussion board, we are having a discussion.

 

[HOOfan 1]

And blocking will never happen. the FCC wont allow it. You have never addressed this point. If I switch my phone to vibrate, why would it matter to you?

The FCC won't allow jammers. They can't stop them from installing a Faraday cage.

 

[dawp]

The FCC won't allow jammers. They can't stop them from installing a Faraday cage.

I doubt the FCC will allow that. The first time someone complains, it will be removed.

 

[alkemyst]

So pray tell how is the use of computers in the business environment the same concept as the use of a mobile phone in a cinema?

Because much like people could 'survive' in the 70's without cell phones and computers, today both are pretty much requirements to operate today.

When you are expected to be reachable 24/7 (and want to be for some that make their living doing so) then you can't just say "what did people do before cellphones, just leave it at home!"

Most of those that use their phones professionally already have good etiquette due to IMHO being intelligent to begin with. They understand that even on vibrate, that screen is bright if you start playing with it in a darkened room.

I feel it's more or less those that will never hold a good job that are those that abuse phones in public...they have a need to feel important and think showing off a "pay as you go" phone with a "Hey Bitch Suck My Dick!" ringtone validates their lives.

Sadly these types will more than likely still be obnoxious in theatres and if cell phones are blocked I am sure many will set their phones to ring and then pretend they are getting a call.

 

[Veliko]

Because much like people could 'survive' in the 70's without cell phones and computers, today both are pretty much requirements to operate today.

Which brings us back to the point that your comparisons were horrendous and not the same thing at all. A computer is vital to a business. A personal mobile phone is not vital when in a cinema watching a film.

When you are expected to be reachable 24/7 (and want to be for some that make their living doing so) then you can't just say "what did people do before cellphones, just leave it at home!"

Yes you can say exactly that. I buy a mobile phone for my convenience, not anyone else's. If I want to turn my phone off then I will and anyone who takes offense at that has a problem. If you are unable to go a couple of hours without the use of your mobile phone then you have a problem.

 

[alkemyst]

Which brings us back to the point that your comparisons were horrendous and not the same thing at all. A computer is vital to a business. A personal mobile phone is not vital when in a cinema watching a film.

While in my career now it's not since we have a NOC that handles all support calls after hours, in my previous job as one of three members of the entire IT/IS team that made up a national organization...when I was on call every 3rd week my mobile phone had to be answered.

Not responding for 2 hours is an eternity when you have customers looking to hand over at least $200,000 to one of the sales reps I supported. My phone vibrates, I get up and head to the lobby.

Imagine the heart surgeon that works as an independant instead of in a large group. He is always on-call.

Yes, not EVERYONE has these needs and today I just turn off my phone entirely in a theatre. There is nothing that can't wait 2+ hours for me now. Before I couldn't and I also had to have a laptop which fortunately was later replaced with just an iPad with me.

Also since I was 1 of a team of 3, I was really always on-call. Sometimes the guy on-call was out of signal or missed the call. If we didn't see a response in 15 or so mins then one of us would have to pick it up. This didn't impact anyone at the movie. I had to get up much less than that family of 4 running to the lobby every 15 mins for another coke or bio break.

What do you do for a living? You have to be either working something like a clerk position or worse or still living at home and in school to have such a loss with these concepts.

Yes you can say exactly that. I buy a mobile phone for my convenience, not anyone else's. If I want to turn my phone off then I will and anyone who takes offense at that has a problem. If you are unable to go a couple of hours without the use of your mobile phone then you have a problem.

You just made it clear you are probably the most unimportant person on this planet.

Most that are more important are GIVEN a phone for the convenience of the company they work for. Those that run the company use their phone for the convenience of their customers/employees.

It's rare when one's cell phone need is entirely personal.

 

[Veliko]

What do you do for a living? You have to be either working something like a clerk position or worse or still living at home and in school to have such a loss with these concepts.

I work in IT thanks and have been on-call myself. However this is a discussion about personal mobile phones and not work phones. If you are on-call then there are going to be certain things that are unavailable to you.

You just made it clear you are probably the most unimportant person on this planet.

On the contrary. I have enough self-esteem to decide when and how I use my mobile phone. I pay the bill so if someone else has a problem with me not answering it, not replying to a text message right away or just turning it off then that is just tough shit for them.

Most that are more important are GIVEN a phone for the convenience of the company they work for. Those that run the company use their phone for the convenience of their customers/employees.

It's rare when one's cell phone need is entirely personal.

This is about personal mobile phones. If you are on-call and cinemas start blocking phone signals then you will simply have to stop going to there.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

how the fuck did people live before cell phones?

 

[Veliko]

how the fuck did people live before cell phones?

If the comments in this thread are anything to go by, people died in their thousands every week due to not being able to make a phone call because they were all having heart attacks in cinemas.

 

[alkemyst]

If the comments in this thread are anything to go by, people died in their thousands every week due to not being able to make a phone call because they were all having heart attacks in cinemas.

Dude you must make like 30-40k a year.

 

[PottedMeat]

I doubt the FCC will allow that. The first time someone complains, it will be removed.

i think a faraday cage would be okay, jamming involves transmitting and interfering with an existing signal which they would have a problem with.

 

[Mark R]

i think a faraday cage would be okay, jamming involves transmitting and interfering with an existing signal which they would have a problem with.

There is no law against shielding signals by any passive means (e.g. Faraday cage). Many buildings tend to block radio signals anyway, due to their high density. Pager and some cell phone frequencies have good penetration though most building materials, but can struggle with basements.

3G and other more modern signals have very poor penetration due to the use of higher bands.

Heck, in my office at work, there is zero cell phone reception - simply because it's at the heart of a big building, with no windows.

That said, it's surprisingly difficult to shield cell phone signals completely, in an otherwise open building. At work we have several parts of the building are constructed as Faraday cages (deliberately, using soldered, overlapped 1/8" copper plating), despite this, if the Farady cage doors are even partially open, you can still get a reasonable cell signal in the Faraday cages.

 

[Veliko]

Dude you must make like 30-40k a year.

You have incredibly low self-esteem.

 

[alkemyst]

You have incredibly low self-esteem.

Hardly...it's obvious you don't understand how someone can be important as a figure in their life.

I really loved your comment that you buy your own cellphone so you can tell anyone from work to fuck off if they call...you are the fucking man!

BTW, some people like myself at the previous job are really always "on-call".

Glad I pegged your income correctly or maybe even hit high. There is definitely an attitude your type carries with them that keeps them held back in their career.

Those few years being always on call paid off. Took a 50% increase in salary and set my own hours. Once I hit my "40", I don't need to do more. I can do those hours even poolside/beach some times.

Yeah, I really need to work on my self-esteem though...ATOT keeps telling me I really need to build up my ego.