[TELECOM] End to the mobile phone bores: New 'quiet' train carriages to block mobile phone signals

End to the mobile phone bores: New 'quiet' train carriages to block mobile phone signals

By Andrew Levy Last updated at 3:03 AM on 28th October 2008

Mobile phones on the train could be a thing of the past as carriages are to be layered with a film that blocks all transmissions

It is the scourge of public transport - you settle into your seat hoping for a relaxing journey and someone beside you starts a loud and animated mobile phone conversation.

Some train companies have introduced 'quiet' carriages in an attempt to give passengers a break from the racket.

Inevitably, however, some travellers ignore the rules, infuriating fellow passengers.

But one company is fighting back by coating the windows of some carriages with a hi-tech film that blocks phone signals. ......... (more in article)

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