So often, I've been at a fork in the road. There I stand, in the aisle of some store staring at a section of tools. These tools have run the gamut... weed trimmers, electrical tools, cabling tools, etc. You name it, I've been there.
In the (long ago) past, I made my decision based on price. Inevitably, that low-cost tool either broke or made me rage in frustration at the poor engineering and difficulty in use. If you've ever used a cheap pair of RJ45 crimpers or punch-down tools, you know what I mean.
My mind would vacillate between the trade-off of the cheaply priced item versus the obvious high-grade material, better engineering, and good "feel" of the more expensive item. I used to think to myself, "Eh, I'm only going to use this a few times, no big deal."
!! ( insert The Price is Right fail-horns here ) !!
Eventually, I learned the same painful lesson over and over and over until I stopped making that mistake... and here it is:
The Law of the Cheap Tool vs the Expensive Tool:
If given a choice, and you choose the cheaper tool, eventually, you'll have to go back to buy the same tool (the first one broke, failed, frustrated you, etc). You'll purchase the more expensive one the 2nd time around. In the end, you've spent more than twice the amount of money than had you purchased the more expensive tool in the first place!
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Using a Cell Phone Jammer? You Will Eventually Get Caught!
April 2014
A Florida man was finally caught after using a cell phone jammer in his car for at least 16 months.
MetroPCS noticed one of their cell phone towers had failures every morning and evening around the same time every day (presumably only on the days when this guy was driving by).
They reported it to the FCC and a bandwidth stakeout ensued. We can only assume a demure FCC vehicle roamed the roadways in question scanning for rogue transmissions. Sure enough, they found this man's blue Toyota Highlander transmitting "strong wideband emissions."
The FCC fined him $48,000.
The jammer probably cost him less than $150.
Not worth it, for sure.
Story Here:
http://www.cnet.com/news/man-put-cell-phone-jammer-in-car-to-stop-driver-calls-fcc-says/
A Florida man was finally caught after using a cell phone jammer in his car for at least 16 months.
MetroPCS noticed one of their cell phone towers had failures every morning and evening around the same time every day (presumably only on the days when this guy was driving by).
They reported it to the FCC and a bandwidth stakeout ensued. We can only assume a demure FCC vehicle roamed the roadways in question scanning for rogue transmissions. Sure enough, they found this man's blue Toyota Highlander transmitting "strong wideband emissions."
The FCC fined him $48,000.
The jammer probably cost him less than $150.
Not worth it, for sure.
Story Here:
http://www.cnet.com/news/man-put-cell-phone-jammer-in-car-to-stop-driver-calls-fcc-says/
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