"the jammers revenge on mobile prattlers" in the Times

alexd

tony sayer wrote:

> In article <Tod5j.195571$.easynews.com>, MichaelJP
> <> scribeth thus

>>Radio comms in a surface environment is subject to all sorts of
>>interference and certainly can't be relied on for "mission critical"
>>applications.

> Umm...Aircraft comms anyone?...

What about it?

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alexd

tony sayer wrote:

> In article <Tod5j.195571$.easynews.com>, MichaelJP
> <> scribeth thus

>>Radio comms in a surface environment is subject to all sorts of
>>interference and certainly can't be relied on for "mission critical"
>>applications.

> Umm...Aircraft comms anyone?...

What about it?

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David Buttery

furnessvale <> wrote in
news::

>> But how would you know? Recently I heard a man on a train ring
>> someone and spend the first minute so saying that they were on the
>> train and that it was raining a little bit. Prattle, yes. After that,
>> he asked how his daughter was doing, and the implication was that she
>> was quite ill in hospital. Not prattle. I wouldn't have liked to have
>> cut him off because of that unpromising first minute!

> Sounds like he had decided his priorities for himself.

I think that's unfair. Not so long ago I had to make a phone call about a
very serious situation involving someone close to me. I found that a bit of
gentle, undemanding chat first was the only way I could settle my mind
enough to do the next bit of the talk, which it was extremely important I
got right. I reckon I spent longer than a minute on the "prattle" phase.

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alexd

tony sayer wrote:

> In article <Tod5j.195571$.easynews.com>, MichaelJP
> <> scribeth thus

>>Radio comms in a surface environment is subject to all sorts of
>>interference and certainly can't be relied on for "mission critical"
>>applications.

> Umm...Aircraft comms anyone?...

What about it?

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David Buttery

furnessvale <> wrote in
news::

>> But how would you know? Recently I heard a man on a train ring
>> someone and spend the first minute so saying that they were on the
>> train and that it was raining a little bit. Prattle, yes. After that,
>> he asked how his daughter was doing, and the implication was that she
>> was quite ill in hospital. Not prattle. I wouldn't have liked to have
>> cut him off because of that unpromising first minute!

> Sounds like he had decided his priorities for himself.

I think that's unfair. Not so long ago I had to make a phone call about a
very serious situation involving someone close to me. I found that a bit of
gentle, undemanding chat first was the only way I could settle my mind
enough to do the next bit of the talk, which it was extremely important I
got right. I reckon I spent longer than a minute on the "prattle" phase.

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

David Buttery

furnessvale <> wrote in
news::

>> But how would you know? Recently I heard a man on a train ring
>> someone and spend the first minute so saying that they were on the
>> train and that it was raining a little bit. Prattle, yes. After that,
>> he asked how his daughter was doing, and the implication was that she
>> was quite ill in hospital. Not prattle. I wouldn't have liked to have
>> cut him off because of that unpromising first minute!

> Sounds like he had decided his priorities for himself.

I think that's unfair. Not so long ago I had to make a phone call about a
very serious situation involving someone close to me. I found that a bit of
gentle, undemanding chat first was the only way I could settle my mind
enough to do the next bit of the talk, which it was extremely important I
got right. I reckon I spent longer than a minute on the "prattle" phase.

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

David Buttery

furnessvale <> wrote in
news::

>> But how would you know? Recently I heard a man on a train ring
>> someone and spend the first minute so saying that they were on the
>> train and that it was raining a little bit. Prattle, yes. After that,
>> he asked how his daughter was doing, and the implication was that she
>> was quite ill in hospital. Not prattle. I wouldn't have liked to have
>> cut him off because of that unpromising first minute!

> Sounds like he had decided his priorities for himself.

I think that's unfair. Not so long ago I had to make a phone call about a
very serious situation involving someone close to me. I found that a bit of
gentle, undemanding chat first was the only way I could settle my mind
enough to do the next bit of the talk, which it was extremely important I
got right. I reckon I spent longer than a minute on the "prattle" phase.

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

tony sayer

In article <Xns99FDF257E8F26rabbiteergmailcom@216.196.109.145 >, David
Buttery <> scribeth thus
>furnessvale <> wrote in
>news::
>
>>> But how would you know? Recently I heard a man on a train ring
>>> someone and spend the first minute so saying that they were on the
>>> train and that it was raining a little bit. Prattle, yes. After that,
>>> he asked how his daughter was doing, and the implication was that she
>>> was quite ill in hospital. Not prattle. I wouldn't have liked to have
>>> cut him off because of that unpromising first minute!
>
>> Sounds like he had decided his priorities for himself.
>
>I think that's unfair. Not so long ago I had to make a phone call about a
>very serious situation involving someone close to me. I found that a bit of
>gentle, undemanding chat first was the only way I could settle my mind
>enough to do the next bit of the talk, which it was extremely important I
>got right. I reckon I spent longer than a minute on the "prattle" phase.
>

Point is that you can make a call on a mobile in a normal voiced
discreet manner, but there are a LOT who can't and have to shout think
their sooo bloody important!....
--
Tony Sayer

Iain

Nomen Nescio wrote:

> Make it legal for people to buy them with very short ranges. That's
> all most commuters really need anyway.


All most burglars and muggers really need either.

tony sayer

In article <Xns99FDF257E8F26rabbiteergmailcom@216.196.109.145 >, David
Buttery <> scribeth thus
>furnessvale <> wrote in
>news::
>
>>> But how would you know? Recently I heard a man on a train ring
>>> someone and spend the first minute so saying that they were on the
>>> train and that it was raining a little bit. Prattle, yes. After that,
>>> he asked how his daughter was doing, and the implication was that she
>>> was quite ill in hospital. Not prattle. I wouldn't have liked to have
>>> cut him off because of that unpromising first minute!
>
>> Sounds like he had decided his priorities for himself.
>
>I think that's unfair. Not so long ago I had to make a phone call about a
>very serious situation involving someone close to me. I found that a bit of
>gentle, undemanding chat first was the only way I could settle my mind
>enough to do the next bit of the talk, which it was extremely important I
>got right. I reckon I spent longer than a minute on the "prattle" phase.
>

Point is that you can make a call on a mobile in a normal voiced
discreet manner, but there are a LOT who can't and have to shout think
their sooo bloody important!....
--
Tony Sayer