[SML] Audience member phone cases

[billn at peak.org]

>> Second: Unless you ensure the phone is muted before the phone is placed in the
>> case, then there is no way for the person to stop the ringing/beeps without
>> exiting the protected area.
>
> Well, if an alarm on the phone goes off, this is a concern. Otherwise, the
> point nobody seems to have caught, though, is that the pouches aren't just
> a physical barrier, but are in fact a Faraday shield. The phone will not
> get any new calls, so there's no ringing or beeping for it to need to be
> stopped from.
>
> -Andy

I must have missed that in the manufacturer's write-up.

I can program all sorts of reminders/alarms on my simple flip phone. I suspect
fancier devices have even more such capacity.

Bill