Re:I'll tell you why movie revenue is dropping...
by ghshephard on Friday December 30, 2011 @03:17AM
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One would hope that a doctor on call would monitor their pager/cell phone to ensure they have service.
I know when I was on pager rotation, I was very aware of when I lost service, and governed my location accordingly.
Actually, I'm not on Internet Operations Pager Duty anymore, and I can _still_ tell you that the Old Spaghetti Factory in Redwood City results in my iPhone losing Data - I get very nervous while I'm there.
Net-Net - the doctor argument doesn't hold water, there are a ton of other reasons why you might lose service beyond a theater jamming - and you need to be aware of all of them and take appropriate measures.
Re:I'll tell you why movie revenue is dropping...
by snowwindwaves on Friday December 30, 2011 @12:04AM
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if instead of jamming they chose to build the theatre out of lead and posted a sign that said "cell phones don't work in here" then the result would be that people on call should not attend movies.
Re:I'll tell you why movie revenue is dropping...
by pullo on Saturday December 31, 2011 @02:52AM
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your logic is flawed. there are plenty of activities that can make you unreachable. one example pops up ..if you are a hiker, professional or for leisure , you know you will hit spots that have no cell phone coverage.
Doctors go to the movies, too.
Think about this: A doctor is on-call, meaning that at any moment they might be called in to come to the hospital to save your life.
They have a cell phone which is the only way they can be reached when they settle in to watch a film in the local multiplex. The same multiplex that jammed cell phones without telling anyone (because multiplexes hire idiots).
You come in to the hospital and need the doctor immediately. So they are called.
And the doctor's cell is dead.
And so are you.
(The ensuing lawsuit will totally bring you back to life.)