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There's also multiple smaller downtown labyrinths in downtown Riyadh, and 'computer souks' across the middle east. The first time I went to these places I was a
by iuguy 16y ago
There's also multiple smaller downtown labyrinths in downtown Riyadh, and 'computer souks' across the middle east. The first time I went to these places I was amazed and bought some really odd electronics (I bought a GSM jammer in Riyadh) but when I was back earlier this year I noticed that all of the wacky stuff was available on the Internet.
- berntb 16y agoI might buy one too, for the toy value, but my mind boggles... what use is a GSM jammer?! In a city, anyone with a web browser could do geocoding (address -> longitude/latitude) anyway. Is there some military/criminal application? E.g. to stop automatic targeting or to hinder automatic GPS on cameras from kidnapped people?
- barrkel 16y agoGSM != GPS. A GSM jammer would block phones, e.g. in restaurants, cinemas, business presentations, etc.
- berntb 16y agoSorry for wasted time. I know I have no simultaneous capacity and shouldn't read/write while distracted. :-(
- iuguy 16y agoI ended up buying it because Saudis bring mobiles into meetings. This would make a 10 minute meeting about an hour and a half long because a senior manager gets and takes a lot of calls, except when I'm in the meeting.