The excuse for not allowing mobiles in hospitals was that it could
interfere with hospital equipment. I believe it did interfere with some
equipment called "Patient Line".
In message <pan.2007.03.14.22.40.09.407169@t.om.myy>, Tommy
<tommy@t.om.myy> writes
>On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:38:56 +0000, Geoff Winkless wrote:
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6449557.stm
>>
>> About time too!
>
>The excuse for not allowing mobiles in hospitals was that it could
>interfere with hospital equipment. I believe it did interfere with some
>equipment called "Patient Line".
>
They won't want to lose a profit centre so the new excuse will probably
be that most mobile phones have cameras or video recorders and some even
have nasty ring tones.
--
Paul Harris
In article <Uhw8S0zYrR+FFwvo@zen50073.zen.co.uk>, Paul Harris
<nospam@127.0.0.1> writes
>In message <pan.2007.03.14.22.40.09.407169@t.om.myy>, Tommy
><tommy@t.om.myy> writes
>>On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:38:56 +0000, Geoff Winkless wrote:
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6449557.stm
>>>
>>> About time too!
>>
>>The excuse for not allowing mobiles in hospitals was that it could
>>interfere with hospital equipment. I believe it did interfere with some
>>equipment called "Patient Line".
>>
>They won't want to lose a profit centre so the new excuse will probably
>be that most mobile phones have cameras or video recorders and some
>even have nasty ring tones.
The camera thing is a problem. I'd never use a camera in a hospital on a
person (unless they consented) but there are plenty of peasants out
there who do things simply because they can without giving any thought
or consideration to anyone else. If phones were just phones, they'd be a
lot more acceptable in other places too - like changing rooms for
example.
As to Patientline, 10ppm outgoing is less of a rip off but at 39/49ppm
for incoming calls, screw 'em. How anyone can design a business model
that relies on ripping people off when they or their friends/relatives
are ill in hospital beggars belief.
--
Peter
"Paul Harris" <nospam@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:Uhw8S0zYrR+FFwvo@zen50073.zen.co.uk...
> In message <pan.2007.03.14.22.40.09.407169@t.om.myy>, Tommy
> <tommy@t.om.myy> writes
> >On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:38:56 +0000, Geoff Winkless wrote:
> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6449557.stm
> >>
> >> About time too!
> >
> >The excuse for not allowing mobiles in hospitals was that it could
> >interfere with hospital equipment. I believe it did interfere with some
> >equipment called "Patient Line".
> >
> They won't want to lose a profit centre so the new excuse will probably
> be that most mobile phones have cameras or video recorders and some even
> have nasty ring tones.
So old Nokia "Mars Bar" phones like the 6110/6150 still have a use then...
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:11:01 -0000, "John Kenyon" <etljwk@gmx.net> wrote:
>
>"Paul Harris" <nospam@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
>news:Uhw8S0zYrR+FFwvo@zen50073.zen.co.uk...
>> In message <pan.2007.03.14.22.40.09.407169@t.om.myy>, Tommy
>> <tommy@t.om.myy> writes
>> >On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:38:56 +0000, Geoff Winkless wrote:
>> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6449557.stm
>> >>
>> >> About time too!
>> >
>> >The excuse for not allowing mobiles in hospitals was that it could
>> >interfere with hospital equipment. I believe it did interfere with some
>> >equipment called "Patient Line".
>> >
>> They won't want to lose a profit centre so the new excuse will probably
>> be that most mobile phones have cameras or video recorders and some even
>> have nasty ring tones.
>
>So old Nokia "Mars Bar" phones like the 6110/6150 still have a use then...
>
>
and the nokia 3310 ?? might be wrong number but the one all the kids had about 4
years ago! and many fascias available........... Nice resurgence of the antique
phone market.
Sir Hugh of Bognor
The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.
Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it!
Hugh Gundersen hsg@h-gee.co.uk
Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:58:12 +0000, hsg@h-gee.co.uk in message
<15kiv2htcr10cb1o47eealkcbmggiumiiv@4ax.com>, wrote:
> >So old Nokia "Mars Bar" phones like the 6110/6150 still have a use then...
> >
> >
> and the nokia 3310 ?? might be wrong number but the one all the kids had about 4
> years ago! and many fascias available........... Nice resurgence of the antique
> phone market.
No, because the reason will be hospital staff cannot be expected to become
experts on all the hundreds of different mobile phones, including which
are, and which are not, capable of taking photographs and video, therefore
the ban will still, for some, be quite justifiable.
In article <q9bjv29d3o0m6jbq994anlajgauatp49pg@4ax.com>, JohnT
<spam@ukt.clara.co.uk> writes
>On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:58:12 +0000, hsg@h-gee.co.uk in message
><15kiv2htcr10cb1o47eealkcbmggiumiiv@4ax.com>, wrote:
>
>> >So old Nokia "Mars Bar" phones like the 6110/6150 still have a use then...
>> >
>> >
>>and the nokia 3310 ?? might be wrong number but the one all the kids
>>had about 4 years ago! and many fascias available........... Nice
>>resurgence of the antique phone market.
>
>No, because the reason will be hospital staff cannot be expected to become
>experts on all the hundreds of different mobile phones, including which
>are, and which are not, capable of taking photographs and video, therefore
>the ban will still, for some, be quite justifiable.
They can still screw it by letting Patientline have the contract for
renting 13A sockets to patients so they can charge their phones.
"The Drone" <wsne@zzmail.org.uk> wrote in message
news:B33n8RQxPb+FFwMj@zzmail.org.uk...
> In article <q9bjv29d3o0m6jbq994anlajgauatp49pg@4ax.com>, JohnT
> <spam@ukt.clara.co.uk> writes
> >On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:58:12 +0000, hsg@h-gee.co.uk in message
> ><15kiv2htcr10cb1o47eealkcbmggiumiiv@4ax.com>, wrote:
> >
> >> >So old Nokia "Mars Bar" phones like the 6110/6150 still have a
use then...
> >> >
> >> >
> >>and the nokia 3310 ?? might be wrong number but the one all the
kids
> >>had about 4 years ago! and many fascias available........... Nice
> >>resurgence of the antique phone market.
> >
> >No, because the reason will be hospital staff cannot be expected to
become
> >experts on all the hundreds of different mobile phones, including
which
> >are, and which are not, capable of taking photographs and video,
therefore
> >the ban will still, for some, be quite justifiable.
>
> They can still screw it by letting Patientline have the contract for
> renting 13A sockets to patients so they can charge their phones.
>
....but they won't let you use your charger on their 'lectric as (a) it
will not have been PAT tested and (b) it costs £100,000 a year to
leave a charger plugged in but not charging (according ti, I think it
was, Scottish and Southern.)
In article <P0kKh.2653$267.1070@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net>, harrogate3
<harrogate3@ntlworld.com> writes
>"The Drone" <wsne@zzmail.org.uk> wrote in message
>news:B33n8RQxPb+FFwMj@zzmail.org.uk...
>> In article <q9bjv29d3o0m6jbq994anlajgauatp49pg@4ax.com>, JohnT
>> <spam@ukt.clara.co.uk> writes
>> >On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:58:12 +0000, hsg@h-gee.co.uk in message
>> ><15kiv2htcr10cb1o47eealkcbmggiumiiv@4ax.com>, wrote:
>> >> >So old Nokia "Mars Bar" phones like the 6110/6150 still have a
>> >> >use then...
>> >>and the nokia 3310 ?? might be wrong number but the one all the
>> >>kids had about 4 years ago! and many fascias available...........
>> >>Nice resurgence of the antique phone market.
>> >No, because the reason will be hospital staff cannot be expected to
>> >become experts on all the hundreds of different mobile phones,
>> >including which are, and which are not, capable of taking
>> >photographs and video, therefore the ban will still, for some, be
>> >quite justifiable.
>> They can still screw it by letting Patientline have the contract for
>> renting 13A sockets to patients so they can charge their phones.
>...but they won't let you use your charger on their 'lectric as (a) it
>will not have been PAT tested
B******s, I forgot that!
>and (b) it costs £100,000 a year to leave a charger plugged in but not
>charging (according ti, I think it was, Scottish and Southern.)
In that case, I must change my electricity supplier ^^^^^^^^
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