While this may make for a quieter ride it will also inconvenience and annoy other people who have paid to enjoy a legitimate mobile phone service.Ī parent running late due to wet weather will now not be able to call the child care centre to let them know they will be late picking up their child. First, they will prevent other passengers from making and receiving calls. Let’s take the example of someone using a mobile jammer on a bus. Mobile jammers are prohibited for very good reasons. While at first glance, it may seem desirable, to enforce a no-mobile zone in a café or on the train, bus, or in schools, cinemas or restaurants, there are several very good reasons why this is both anti-social and downright dangerous. The media sometimes reports anecdotes of people using mobile jammers to prevent others from making mobile phone calls while in cafes, on public transport, in theatres or in other public spaces. Mobile jammers can be used to disable mobile phones and prevent calls from being made and received. Mobile phone jammers are radiocommunications devices that interfere with signals between a mobile phone and the base station or network. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) works closely with Australia Post, Australian Customs and Border Force to intercept, seize and destroy illegal jammers before they reach the Australian market. Use of a jamming device in Australia can result in fines of up to $255,000 or two years imprisonment. The supply, possession and operation of mobile phone jammers in Australia is prohibited by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) as such devices can cause significant interference to radiocommunications services, including mobile phone networks.

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