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No doubt you've guessed roughly what's coming...
I've just been watching an old episode of The X Files on BBC2, which showed Mulder in an old box-car railway carriage. Metal, of course. And buried out in the desert, in the middle of nowhere. The only way out is a small hatch in the roof.
And he's talking to Scully on his mobile. He only gets cut off when the hatch is closed!
Wha...?
I go into the local bus station and I can't get a signal, let alone being in the middle of nowhere and/or buried in a metal box... so how does that work?
And how come, in practically every US show (that features such a scene), it appears that you can use your mobile freely in hospitals?
Is this just a convenience thing for TV, or is there something fundamentally different about the way US mobiles work?
I've just been watching an old episode of The X Files on BBC2, which showed Mulder in an old box-car railway carriage. Metal, of course. And buried out in the desert, in the middle of nowhere. The only way out is a small hatch in the roof.
And he's talking to Scully on his mobile. He only gets cut off when the hatch is closed!
Wha...?
I go into the local bus station and I can't get a signal, let alone being in the middle of nowhere and/or buried in a metal box... so how does that work?
And how come, in practically every US show (that features such a scene), it appears that you can use your mobile freely in hospitals?
Is this just a convenience thing for TV, or is there something fundamentally different about the way US mobiles work?
If someone uses their mobile phone in Casulty then the nearest nurse tells them to turn it off..maybe it's just the Americans!
Some types of transmission do use reflective surfaces to boost the strength of the carrier waves, so things like buildings, adverse weather and even being in enclosed structures can help with the signal.
I'm a good boy in class.
I'm a good boy in class.
Actually, the majority of US mobile phones do work on a different technology, CDMA as opposed to the GSM used everywhere else.
But it would still interfere with hospital equipment. Which is why in 24 series 1 Jack Bauer was told off for using his.
Shame you get such bad signal, I can use my phone in Glasgow's Subway. And they don't have aerials down there. Go me.
But it would still interfere with hospital equipment. Which is why in 24 series 1 Jack Bauer was told off for using his.
Shame you get such bad signal, I can use my phone in Glasgow's Subway. And they don't have aerials down there. Go me.
I just love now that *every* horror movie has to have a broken cellphone / battery dead / no signal moment.
What I'd love to see is a movie where the busty teen is hiding from the chainsaw weilding lunatic, and the phone bleeps as she gets a text message.
Bwhahahahaha.
What I'd love to see is a movie where the busty teen is hiding from the chainsaw weilding lunatic, and the phone bleeps as she gets a text message.
Bwhahahahaha.
I think it's just there for the dramatic reasons. Using a mobile phone in a hospital is a very stupid thing to do seeing as the signals disrupt various pieces of machinery. And even the dumbest American surely knows that...
Heh, i noticed that too.
I really have no answer, but...
I'm sure i've seen this episode before, but i cant remember how the hell mulder gets out of this one! I mean, he was quite clearly trapped in there when the door was shut and surely must have been burnt alive!
Guess i'll just have to wait till next week...
I really have no answer, but...
I'm sure i've seen this episode before, but i cant remember how the hell mulder gets out of this one! I mean, he was quite clearly trapped in there when the door was shut and surely must have been burnt alive!
Guess i'll just have to wait till next week...
Heh, I see what you mean.
But concerning the hospital thing, yeah, it's true, but in hospital specific shows, eg ER, that's not seen. So that's a good thing I suppose.
[S][S]ER's the only example I can think of...[/S][/S]
But concerning the hospital thing, yeah, it's true, but in hospital specific shows, eg ER, that's not seen. So that's a good thing I suppose.
[S][S]ER's the only example I can think of...[/S][/S]
No doubt you've guessed roughly what's coming...
I've just been watching an old episode of The X Files on BBC2, which showed Mulder in an old box-car railway carriage. Metal, of course. And buried out in the desert, in the middle of nowhere. The only way out is a small hatch in the roof.
And he's talking to Scully on his mobile. He only gets cut off when the hatch is closed!
Wha...?
I go into the local bus station and I can't get a signal, let alone being in the middle of nowhere and/or buried in a metal box... so how does that work?
And how come, in practically every US show (that features such a scene), it appears that you can use your mobile freely in hospitals?
Is this just a convenience thing for TV, or is there something fundamentally different about the way US mobiles work?
I've just been watching an old episode of The X Files on BBC2, which showed Mulder in an old box-car railway carriage. Metal, of course. And buried out in the desert, in the middle of nowhere. The only way out is a small hatch in the roof.
And he's talking to Scully on his mobile. He only gets cut off when the hatch is closed!
Wha...?
I go into the local bus station and I can't get a signal, let alone being in the middle of nowhere and/or buried in a metal box... so how does that work?
And how come, in practically every US show (that features such a scene), it appears that you can use your mobile freely in hospitals?
Is this just a convenience thing for TV, or is there something fundamentally different about the way US mobiles work?