China To Scramble Phone Signals To Prevent Student Cheating

There have been plenty of stories about kids in schools cheating by using mobile phones. While it's illegal to use jammers in the US, apparently there's no such concern in China. As students get ready for the big college entrance exams next week, apparently the plan is to scramble mobile phone signals around exam halls in an effort to prevent cheating. Of course, they're also going to install a contingent of police to watch for cheaters as well, suggesting that students haven't forgotten low tech cheating methods as well.
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    mms, 2 Jun 2006 @ 7:09pm

    ummm....hello

    ever heard of "turn off cell phone" or "leave all books, cell phones, etc at the door"? LOL....scramble cell phones ... too funny. Like the teacher is not going to realize that the kid either has a phone up to his ear or an ear piece in his ear....shesh.

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    Blue eye, 16 Dec 2011 @ 2:46pm

    yammmy - scramble eggs ...and what about the simle transmittter :-)

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