tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post113603070187146869..comments2024-03-27T15:47:17.599+04:00Comments on UAE Community Blog: Cinemas in generalsecretdubaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1136228589620491212006-01-02T23:03:00.000+04:002006-01-02T23:03:00.000+04:00redstar.. might i also add that the rude people wh...redstar.. might i also add that the rude people who actually use the phone in the cinema during a screening (i'm not talking sms, i'm talking using voice) actually are in the cinema because they are bored not because they want to enjoy the film.BuJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155592127392703647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1136224340354827332006-01-02T21:52:00.000+04:002006-01-02T21:52:00.000+04:00I see no reason whatsoever for people to use their...I see no reason whatsoever for people to use their mobile phones in cinemas. <BR/><BR/>If you're going to be so discourteous as to use a phone in the cinema, switch it to silent, cancel any voice calls and ask for people to contact you with a text message in the event of an emergency.<BR/><BR/>Mobile phones and cinemas simply don't mix. Morons across the UAE ruin other people's evenings out on a daily basis thanks to their tedious blabbering.redstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967558666428380708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1136147890368235292006-01-02T00:38:00.000+04:002006-01-02T00:38:00.000+04:00Buj, our faithful friends at the TRA (tele reg aut...Buj, our faithful friends at the TRA (tele reg authority) who along with enforcing the proxy on etisalat and us as a product of that, also ban mobile jamming device.<BR/><BR/>either,<BR/>a.) emergency communications, bla bla bla<BR/>b.) blatant profiteering escapade (no one has to switch off their phones in the cinema, which means someone on the other end can always ring them)<BR/>c.) another way for big brother to keep it's birds eye view on where we aresamuraisamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177501779546963794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1136143933315455502006-01-01T23:32:00.000+04:002006-01-01T23:32:00.000+04:00I was not aware that blocking mobile signals in ci...I was not aware that blocking mobile signals in cinemas is illegal. Since when?<BR/><BR/>A mobile blocker is an ingenious device. I reckon if used along SZR then accidents would soon become a thing of the past.<BR/><BR/>As for phones and emergencies, I think people should be allowed their phones in cinemas and a compromise would be to use the silent function coupled with an SMS in case of emergencies.<BR/><BR/>Either way I agree with SD in that if you go to the cinema then you accept that you will be unreachable by phone for 2 hours or so. Next thing we'll have people using the phone while on a roller coaster, while flossing, while changing a flat tyre on the <I>left</I> shoulder of the highway, then complaining that the cars are too close.. the list is endless.BuJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155592127392703647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1136113502289175352006-01-01T15:05:00.000+04:002006-01-01T15:05:00.000+04:00Whether phones are allowed in cinemas or not shoul...Whether phones are allowed in cinemas or not should be at the sole discretion of the cinema owners. The public can then choose a cinema which either allows or forbids phones as they so desire.<BR/><BR/>This would remove the need for any bans, blocking, or any other action out of proportion to the problem at hand. BTW, when did blocking phone signals on private property become illegal in the UAE, and on what grounds?Tim Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12037178111868843708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1136107515550669492006-01-01T13:25:00.000+04:002006-01-01T13:25:00.000+04:00Fair and valid points SD, although if you take a l...Fair and valid points SD, although if you take a look at <A HREF="http://www.dubaiinmyface.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">this</A> , then you will see why I am slightly up in arms over the whole issue.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194935687178818143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1136037195410129672005-12-31T17:53:00.000+04:002005-12-31T17:53:00.000+04:00The problem with phones in cinemas is that they us...The problem with phones in cinemas is that they used to block them, but that's now been made illegal.<BR/><BR/>If you really cannot sit through two hours without needing your mobile, then you shouldn't be going to the cinema. If there is a likely family emergency - eg someone about to go into labour - then don't go to the cinema during that dime. If you have kids then presumably someone else responsible is looking after them. If you really cannot go without contact with your children for two hours, then don't go to the cinema. Either take them with you (to a childen's film, and make sure they are well behaved) or wait until it comes out on DVD.<BR/><BR/>Yes - parents do have to make sacrifices - that's just the way it is.<BR/><BR/>I don't care if someone's mobile is on silent: I don't want to be disturbed by a loud "hushed" whisper, nor them hurriedly leaving the cinema in a distracting fashion.<BR/><BR/>We went for decades without mobiles in cinemas, there is no bloody reason why we can't do it now.secretdubaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.com