C2C coats windows of "quiet" train cabins to block cellphone rings

by Darren Murph posted Oct 30th 2008 at 10:11AM

For UK citizens willing to have their privacy infringed upon in the name of peace and quiet, C2C is the train company for you. The outfit has introduced a special "quiet" carriage in its trains in order to nix conversations and unexpected cellphone noises for those who would prefer. The cabin in question sports a special coating on the windows that allows light in but rejects WiFi and cellular signals. In order to keep the lawyers at bay, folks who sit in this jammed-up area are asked to agree to those terms beforehand, and just in case you sign while inebriated, there are a number of signs and announcements (um, defeating the purpose much?) informing them that no calls will be allowed. Happy trails!

[Image courtesy of quetzy, thanks ugotamesij]

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sockatume @ Oct 30th 2008 10:34AM

How is passive signal attentuation a reduction in privacy,exactly?

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ILoveApple @ Oct 30th 2008 10:41AM

Nice 'O' face.

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squiggleslash @ Oct 30th 2008 1:39PM

So how does this fantastic technology silence babies and people just talking loudly to one another?

Oh, yeah, I forgot: mobile phones are particularly evil because the only mobile phone calls you notice are the ones where some idiot is talking particularly loudly, therefore all mobile phone calls are ones where some idiot is talking particularly loudly.

*sigh*

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