School System Considers Jamming Students' Phones

[wraggster]

The St. Ansgar, Iowa school system is considering buying cell-phone jamming equipment for up to $5000 if it is deemed legal. The use of the equipment would be suspended in the case of an emergency, but one has to wonder if they would be quick enough to shut it down should an emergency arise. 'A Federal Communications Commission notice issued in 2005 says the sale and use of transmitters that jam cellular or personal communications services is unlawful

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/07/31/1543212/School-System-Considers-Jamming-Students-Phones

[VampDude]

Jamming equipment can be bypassed, with Quad-Band... Known fact, because the jammers only block certain frequencies.

[jamotto]

Jamming equipment can be bypassed, with Quad-Band...

Which is why you pick up a Quad-Band jammer which are readily available.