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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2016 21:47:26 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 30, 2016 22:13:04 GMT
A little bit too big brother for my liking. I know it's the bane of the theatregoers life but this isn't the answer. Apart from anything else what about all those with android phones? Could we maybe reconsider the upper case thread title Daniel? I know it's potentially momentous but it looks a bit shouty  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2016 22:16:03 GMT
A little bit too big brother for my liking. I know it's the bane of the theatregoers life but this isn't the answer. Apart from anything else what about all those with android phones? Could we maybe reconsider the upper case thread title Daniel? I know it's potentially momentous but it looks a bit shouty Sorted.  |
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Post by infofreako on Jun 30, 2016 22:34:28 GMT
Not the answer at all.
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Post by ali973 on Jun 30, 2016 22:36:58 GMT
Ringing phones are a lot more harmful to the theatre going experience, I think. Plus, how harmful is it to take a selfie in the theatre before the show starts?
And what about times when it's actually okay to use your cell phone like in a pop concert that is held in a theatre?
Plus, how would this work? Will it be an automatic function in the software of the iPhone? What does Apple get out of this?
All of this sounds half baked to me.
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Post by infofreako on Jun 30, 2016 23:02:55 GMT
My first thought was about technology that theatres might need to prevent that function working on phones or whether anything is available that does this.
Id far rather see something that prevents phones from ringing in theatres
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 30, 2016 23:11:04 GMT
I'd rather theatres just take the problem seriously and remove people who break the rules. If this became a "thing" then the practise would stop.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2016 4:52:17 GMT
They've patented it. That doesn't mean they intend to implement it, merely that they want to rake in money if someone else implements it. I can't imagine "Now works in fewer places!" is going to be much of a sales pitch.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 1, 2016 13:37:59 GMT
I bet the real driver for this isn't the annoyance of phone use in theatre performances, but the rather more mercenary protection of the big musical artists copyright at gigs where trying to control phone camera use has failed.
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Post by infofreako on Jul 1, 2016 15:35:22 GMT
Think you may have that spot on. I get the impression theyre desperate to stop whole concerts appearing on you tube
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