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Why not call the police?



I'm enjoying this but why don't they text ot call help from the outside..?

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They couldn't. They didn't have cell phone signal, or phone lines. In fact, at the end of the movie you'll have clear confirmation of that. That wasn't a coincidence, though. It's central to the plot.

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I wonder HOW did the sniper block cell-phone signals? Did he have such equipment to set up some giant E.M. pulsing force-field or some other rubbish? In fact, how could anyone block cell signals like that?

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well... for one... he was a cop... so he would have access to equipment
regular folks wouldn't......
also... You can buy Cell Phone signal jammers on ebay....
My husband bought one to see if they work.... and it does...
and depending on the model you can block signal for one whole building.....


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You can buy Cell Phone signal jammers on ebay....
My husband bought one to see if they work.... and it does...
and depending on the model you can block signal for one whole building...


Hmmm interesting and enlightening. Thanks for clearing that up.

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I noticed quite some time ago, that when I don't have cell tower connection to receive or make a call, I can still receive the alert for a voicemail. To me, this means these alerts are not originating from cellular, but from perhaps another radio inherent in the handset. Same is true for text messages too.




"If people like you don't learn from what happened to people like me..." -Professor Rohl

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Did you even watch this film?

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Ha! I think that SO often with the comments on these message boards!

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I was going to ask the same thing. That was pretty central to the story.

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Where would the jammer be?
Would one jammer block an entire block, i can see him having one put on the roof but when they reached the ground floor no one tried again to see if they had signal.
Also not one person had a land line, not even the old school Ralph brown n wife?

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If the dude can shutdown the elevator then I'm fairly sure he wouldn't be so stupid as to leave the telephone junction box untouched. Seriously, do people on IMDB even watch the movies they comment about?



You don't know sh!t, Jon Snow!

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The two construction guys at the end are clearly shown to lose signal on their mobile phones, right before they are shot dead at the ground floor entrance.

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If you've got broadband (like the kid has to play his games) then you have a landline, yes they would have had a landline.

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