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They're (cellular frequency jammers) down to the size of a cigarette pack, and can run off 12V aux power in your car. Range isn't terribly great (~100ft).

Examples: http://www.phonejammer.com/home.php?cat=249

Mods: I posted the link (which was the first google result for "cell phone jammer") just to show what the size and cost was. If it needs to be removed, please feel free to remove my comment in its entirety.



A friend has one of these compact models from China, and it works just as you'd expect. It will completely kill any and all cell phone connections (or WiFi, or Bluetooth) within a large room. Apparently it can run for several hours on battery, or the length of a long movie.


I darn well KNOW that a crappy hotel I stayed at in San Diego a few years ago was using a jammer.




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