If you’re like me, enjoy a good cinema experience and don’t mind paying for an overpriced ticket and popcorn. What I don’t particularly appreciate is when other cinema-goers use their smartphones throughout the show. Even the darkest screens can illuminate an entire aisle and distract the viewing experience for many. I can understand if it was a real emergency, but the fact that their small screen keeps flashing every 30 seconds suggests a back and forth SMS session that affects a person who doesn’t care much about the movie , let alone my own experience. If we cannot use our mobile devices safely and legally while driving (which I wholeheartedly agree with), I believe that a reasonable argument can be made that the use of mobile devices is also prohibited in cinemas. While not a security issue in theaters, paying customers should have a significant impact on the distraction policy of devices used in theaters.
To address the millennial customer base, Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Theaters, told Variety Magazine that he would be open to the possibility that people could write lyrics in some theaters. Social media channels were immediately set alight by angry movie fans, and AMC Theaters responded quickly with a face: “With your advice in hand, no text will be allowed in any of the AMC Theaters auditoriums. Not today, not tomorrow and not in the foreseeable future. “The last thing that theater chains want to do is to alienate loyal theater customers. You already have to fight consumer spending against competition from premium movie services, streaming, VOD and home theater systems. If theaters are not more careful, they could soon fall back on the nostalgia of drive-in theaters or the lack of vision that large retail chains like BlockBuster once showed. So if movie theater chains agree that the use of phones while watching movies is unacceptable, how could they enforce this policy?
Method one – self-control:
Theaters could always ask their customers for self-control. Several campaigns that remind offensive customers have already been launched. These include reminders of all moviegoers who report incidents to the box office or the closest usher. But this neighborhood watch approach can’t lead us to providing law and order to our cinemas, especially when a hard jujyfruit candy tossed at the right speed can crack a smartphone screen. Blame and disruption inevitably occur when the guests themselves are left to the police.
Method 2 – Jam All Phones: RF Jammer
Anyone can buy a mini pocket of RF jammers online for less than $ 100 and knock out any cell phone in the theater or anywhere smartphone abuse has raised its ugly head. These smartphone vigilantes were previously created in high-traffic areas on the streets to keep commuters away from the phone while driving. The problem is that signal jammer are highly unpredictable in terms of both output power and range. While you may think that you are keeping the public from texting drivers, prisoners who are conspiring in prisons, and annoying theatergoers, you might very well keep others from dialing 9-1-1. And then there are the heavy penalties for violations and the general legality of RF jamming. “The use of” Cell Jammers “or similar devices that serve to intentionally block, block or disrupt authorized radio connections (handybloker GPS jammers, or text stoppers, etc.) is a violation of federal law.” According to the FCC. They go on to say, “These devices pose a serious threat to critical public security communications and can prevent you and others from making 9-1-1 and other emergency calls. Jammers can also interfere with law enforcement communications.”
Method three – Detection and Deterrent:
We have all seen these electronic speed signs with integrated radar gun technology attached to the roadside. Not only do they serve to accurately post your current vehicle speed, they also remind you to slow down if you haven’t realized how fast you are driving. Signs like this are effective and inexpensive. They remind us to keep our speed in check and don’t need officers, cars or ticketing resources. After all, most police officers can only write a handful of parking tickets on a good day, and only then will they have more time and resources in the courts