disappointing... i thought it jammed them down their throats

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"Can you hear me now?"  Unsuspecting cellphone users may find themselves saying that more often now that cellphone jammers — illegal gizmos that interfere with signals and cut off reception — are selling like hotcakes on the streets of New York.

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[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

Yah, I find the cell conversations more distracting too, probably for the reason that you mention.

At O'Naturals (http://www.onaturals.com/) in Acton (http://www.local-i.com/bostonrestaurants/restaurant/onaturals/) a couple of nights ago, I kept being distracted by one of the parents standing around the kids' play area, clearly to keep an eye on his kids, and who kept up a long conversation. I kept thinking that he was talking to his spouse, except it seemed like the rest of his family was seated blocks and blocks away from him. He wasn't shouting or carrying on a lot, actually talking in a very quiet tone of voice -- but it was distracting because there obviously wasn't anyone else there! It was probably a good 20 minutes before I saw the wireless earbud in his other ear and understood what was going on.