Cellphone Jamming Rife in the US

Admit it. Although you use your phone whenever and wherever you like, you still get pissed when somebody else jabbers on and on, right? Well, you could join the jammers. According to the New York Times, sales of cellphone jammers are rising, despite the illegality of using them, with some small resellers shipping thousands a month.

Restauranteurs are using them to stop their employees goofing off, mean-spirited mall-goers use them just to mess with the kids:

Just watching those dumb teens at the mall get their calls dropped is worth it. Can you hear me now? NO! Good.

And regular commuters use them to get a little peace on the train. An architect known only as Andrew carries a jammer with a 30 feet range, and he's not afraid to use it. From the Times:

She was using the word ‘like’ all the time. She sounded like a Valley Girl. [...] She kept talking into her phone for about 30 seconds before she realized there was no one listening on the other end.

Ho ho. Schadenfreude and prank-value aside, the etiquette of cellphone use is almost non-existent. Do we need enforced no-call zones? Or should we just accept that a trip to the cinema will be spoiled by nattering teens?

Devices Enforce Silence of Cellphones, Illegally [NYT]