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[trinityvixen]

They're pushing ahead with wiring the subways for cellular phone service.

There ought to be some common sense here. Number 1 rule of cell phones is: Never use them in an enclosed space populated with strangers. You annoy them, you embarrass yourself, and nobody wins. Why put this in the subway? Why? It's this, and then we'll be listening to assholes on the phone on airplanes, too, just you watch....

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[ecmyers.livejournal.com]

The Washington D.C. Metro is already wired for Verizon, and I was surprised that only a few people seemed to be taking advantage of it. It was actually less annoying than it is on Metro North. My main concern with this is it's impossible to hear anything on a subway. If I listen to music I have to turn it way up because the train is so loud; when I'm on an elevated (and everyone else automatically pulls out their cells along with me) I can only use the cell for something that can't wait, because it's so hard to hear and be heard.

Plus, NYers are generally loud and annoying, so this probably won't be fun. It's annoying enough when people talk on the buses...or occasionally in movie theaters.

[hslayer.livejournal.com]

Movie theaters have been pushing to be allowed to install signal-jammers, which are generally illegal. I assume the default ban is for public safety reasons...I guess if they're allowed you really won't be able to call fire in a crowded theater. HAHAHAHA. Sorry.

As for the subway, at least most NYers are loud and annoying enough to tell people talking too loud on the phone to shut the hell up. :P