One phone-sized device can block cell phone signals in a 20 foot radius.
Representative Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) is tapping Wu for advice on legislation that would make it illegal for phone companies to block access to the Internet on mobile devices.
Allow prison governors to block mobile phone signals, to prevent inmates from carrying out illegal activities while inside.
To Jamster's credit, they did create a website allowing parents to block a phone number from ordering Jamster content, but they have yet to implement a program notifying people in very big letters and very clearly-spoken words that they are about to enter into an unholy pact with the Ringtone Devil.
This manufacturing process carves phone casings from a single block of aluminum for lightweight durability.
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Another problem is that Windows Phone is the new kid on the block.
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There is a famous story about a cell phone manufacturer focusing their design solely around a small block of wood.
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Or special wallpaper could be printed which could covertly block radio frequencies, such as mobile phone or Wi-fi (wireless broadband) signals.
If you happen to use Google Voice for your primary phone number, the service also makes it easy to block unwanted numbers.
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An HTC phone starts out somewhere between four months and a year before reaching to the ABS block mockup stage.
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The horrified neighbor, looking over the block wall of her Las Vegas yard, took photos from her camera phone and then called police.
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Countries sometimes say they block Skype because its free or low-cost calls cut into the revenue of local phone companies.
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BAA's auction block saga began on February 8 when its chairman, Marcus Agius , received a phone call from the chairman of Grupo Ferrovial, Rafael del Pino .
With the sets of basic specifications and features set in stone, HTC's engineers can then offer the right phone sizes that meet the carriers' requirements, as well as showing a relatively bland rectangular ABS block as an indication on how much space is needed to pack all the components.
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