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Driver caught using cell phone jamming device
MyFoxNY ^ | 04-30-2014 | Luke Funk

Posted on 05/01/2014 7:04:07 PM PDT by PaulCruz2016

A Florida man is facing a $48,000 fine for using a "jammer" in his SUV to keep people around him off of the phone while he was driving.

The Federal Communications Commission says that Jason R. Humphreys used a phone jammer in his vehicle during his daily commute on I-4 between Seffner and Tampa for about two years before he was caught.

Metro PCS alerted the Feds of an issue in April of 2013. The company noticed that its cell phone tower sites had been experiencing interference during the morning and evening commutes.

Agents from the FCC used direction finding techniques to find that strong wideband emissions were coming out of a blue Toyota Highlander SUV driven by Humphreys.

The FCC says that Hunphreys admitted to using the jammer to keep people from talking on their phones while driving.

(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxny.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: cellphone; florida; jammer; jammers
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1 posted on 05/01/2014 7:04:07 PM PDT by PaulCruz2016
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To: PaulCruz2016

Anybody know how much these cost? Sounds like fun if used sparingly.


2 posted on 05/01/2014 7:05:21 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: nascarnation

Very foolish, but rather funny.


3 posted on 05/01/2014 7:06:29 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: nascarnation

Yeah, his is costing him $48,000 plus.


4 posted on 05/01/2014 7:07:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Cruz and/or Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: PaulCruz2016
As much as other cell phone users are annoying, it's really not your business.
The guy in the next car over could be dealing with a family emergency.

5 posted on 05/01/2014 7:07:36 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think the key is random rather than rote usage pattern.


6 posted on 05/01/2014 7:08:59 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: nascarnation
Apparently, he made it himself, see this article.
7 posted on 05/01/2014 7:10:03 PM PDT by mvonfr
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To: nascarnation

My brother has one, ordered it from one of those china drop shippers. Didn’t seem like he spent a lot. $50 at most. Says it works great and his daily commute is much safer.


8 posted on 05/01/2014 7:10:29 PM PDT by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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To: nascarnation

Illegal.

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9 posted on 05/01/2014 7:10:36 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Domandred

I’m all over this!

http://www.phonejammer.com/home.php?cat=249


10 posted on 05/01/2014 7:12:11 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: nascarnation

http://www.phonejammer.com/home.php


11 posted on 05/01/2014 7:12:38 PM PDT by mvonfr
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To: BitWielder1

If the guy in the next car over is dealing with a family emergency he needs to be pulled-over on the side of the road while he’s on the phone.


12 posted on 05/01/2014 7:13:03 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Mears
Illegal.

So is the "full auto" for your AR....wink wink....

13 posted on 05/01/2014 7:13:35 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: mvonfr

My electrician drives by the house occasionally and says hello via his CB on hyper power. He can speak through my stereo speakers when the thing isn’t even on!


14 posted on 05/01/2014 7:13:47 PM PDT by MHGinTN
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To: mvonfr

THANKS!


15 posted on 05/01/2014 7:14:02 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: Mears

“Illegal”

Plant one on a “friend”


16 posted on 05/01/2014 7:14:37 PM PDT by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est. New US economy: Fascism on top, Socialism on the bottom.)
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To: nascarnation
No, but spark-gap devices are pretty cheap. Don't know if they affect the latest technology, though.

I knew a guy that bought a device to set off radar detectors. He said if he'd see a guy next to him on the highway with one, he'd occasionally use it.

I suggested that it could be dangerous to any cars following the guy with the detector.

17 posted on 05/01/2014 7:16:04 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Mears
Illegal.

Name something that isn't, in one jurisdiction or another. Have you noticed a pattern lately?
18 posted on 05/01/2014 7:19:25 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: PaulCruz2016

they use these in Afghanistan to prevent road side bombings from cell phone detonators


19 posted on 05/01/2014 7:19:30 PM PDT by RaceBannon (Lk 16:31 And he said unto him If they hear not Moses and the prophets neither will theybe persuaded)
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To: PaulCruz2016

What does he use to ward off those rotten smokers?


20 posted on 05/01/2014 7:26:03 PM PDT by umgud
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