How Cell Phone Jammers work
Cell phones are everywhere these days. According to the Cellular Telecommunications and internet Association, almost 195 million people in the United States had cell-phone service in October 2005. And cell phones are even more ubiquitous in Europe.
It's great to be able to call anyone at anytime. Unfortunately, restaurants, movie theaters, concerts, shopping malls and churches all suffer from the spread of cell phones because not all cell-phone users know when to stop talking. Who hasn't seethed through one side of a conversation about an incredibly personal situation as the talker shares intimate details with his friend as well as everyone else in the area?
While most of us just grumble and move on, some people are actually going to extremes to retaliate. Cell phones are basically handheld two-way radios. And like any radio, the signal can be disrupted, or jammed.
In this article, you'll see how cell-phone jammers work and learn about the legality of their use.
Disrupting a cell phone is the same as jamming any other type of radio communication. A cell phone works by communicating with its service network through a cell tower or base station. Cell towers divide a city into small areas, or cells. As a cell-phone user drives down the street, the signal is handed from tower to tower.
A jamming device transmits on the same radio frequencies as the cell phone, disrupting the communication between the phone and the cell-phone base station in the tower.
It's a called a denial-of-service attack. The jammer denies service of the radio spectrum to the cell-phone users within range of the jamming device.
amming devices overpower the cell phone by transmitting a signal on the same frequency and at a high enough power that the two signals collide and cancel each other out. Cell phones are designed to add power if they experience low-level interference, so the jammer must recognize and match the power increase from the phone.
Cell phones are full-duplex devices, which means they use two separate frequencies, one for talking and one for listening simultaneously. Some jammers block only one of the frequencies used by cell phones, which has the effect of blocking both. The phone is tricked into thinking there is no service because it can receive only one of the frequencies.
Less complex devices block only one group of frequencies, while sophisticated jammers can block several types of networks at once to head off dual-mode or tri-mode phones that automatically switch among different network types to find an open signal. Some of the high-end devices block all frequencies at once, and others can be tuned to specific frequencies.
To jam a cell phone, all you need is a device that broadcasts on the correct frequencies. Although different cellular systems process signals differently, all cell-phone networks use radio signals that can be interrupted. GSM, used in digital cellular and PCS-based systems, operates in the 900-MHz and 1800-MHz bands in Europe and Asia and in the 1900-MHz (sometimes referred to as 1.9-GHz) band in the United States. Jammers can broadcast on any frequency and are effective against AMPS, CDMA, TDMA, GSM, PCS, DCS, iDEN and Nextel systems. Old-fashioned analog cell phones and today's digital devices are equally susceptible to jamming.
The actual range of the jammer depends on its power and the local environment, which may include hills or walls of a building that block the jamming signal. Low-powered jammers block calls in a range of about 30 feet (9 m). Higher-powered units create a cell-free zone as large as a football field. Units used by law enforcement can shut down service up to 1 mile (1.6 km) from the device.
Electronically speaking, cell-phone jammers are very basic devices. The simplest just have an on/off switch and a light that indicates it's on. More complex devices have switches to activate jamming at different frequencies. Components of a jammer include:
Antenna
Every jamming device has an antenna to send the signal. Some are contained within an electrical cabinet. On stronger devices, antennas are external to provide longer range and may be tuned for individual frequencies.
Circuitry
The main electronic components of a jammer are:
* Voltage-controlled oscillator - Generates the radio signal that will interfere with the cell phone signal
* Tuning circuit - Controls the frequency at which the jammer broadcasts its signal by sending a particular voltage to the oscillator
* Noise generator - Produces random electronic output in a specified frequency range to jam the cell-phone network signal (part of the tuning circuit)
* RF amplification (gain stage) - Boosts the power of the radio frequency output to high enough levels to jam a signal
Power supply
Smaller cell phone jammers are battery operated. Some look like cell phone and use cell-phone batteries. Stronger devices can be plugged into a standard outlet or wired into a vehicle's electrical system.
Cell phone can't be protected from jamming. The only thing you can do is to make the connection between cell phone and cell phone tower as strong as you can by keeping cell phone fully charged and as close to the cell tower.
No. Unless you are euphemistically referring to unlocking a phone so that it can be used on different networks. In which case the answer is yes.
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There is not difference - just a persons preferrance in what they call it. In Europe, they use the term mobile phone more and in the US we call it cell phone.
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There are a great list of countries that forbid the ownership and operation of radio jammers. Countries that have decided to ban cell phone jammers include Germany, France, Egypt, Ireland and Iran.
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Yes, your cell phone charger will work in Europe.
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Jammers and detectors serve different purposes. Jammers are designed to block or disrupt specific signals, such as those from cell phones or GPS devices. Detectors, on the other hand, are intended to identify and alert the presence of certain signals, such as radar or radio frequency signals. The effectiveness of jammers or detectors can vary depending on various factors such as the technology used, detection range, and interference conditions.
Many work phone systems have the capability to forward calls to your cell phone. If they don't, you could get a follow me service to do this.
A cell phone locator can help a person track the location of a phone for free. The only time it won't work properly is if the cell phone is on airplane mode.
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