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Cell Phone Jamming Just Got a Lot More User-Friendly

Suddenly the devices are small and cheap

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 27, 2007 5:56 PM CDT

(Newser) – Devices that can scramble cell phone calls have been available for years, but now they might be within reach for ordinary airwaves saboteurs. Cell phone jammers are illegal in the US, and their bulk and expense have kept them rare. That may change, with an... Read full story »

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