Has anyone ever dared bring a cell phone into a church? or mosque?
Has anyone ever dared bring a cell phone into the vatican? or mecca?
Lamentably I have had my davening at the Kossel disturbed by people in long dark jackets schmoozing away on the phone, and when you motion them to move away, they really get angry & look at we Daveners as odd.
Maybe someone in this coffee room may also wish to comment on the disturbance of several schnorrers crashing on you as soon as you walk into a Minjan, before you can even commence your prayers, be it the Kossel, a Shteibel in Meah Sheorim, or Shomrei Shabbos in BP.
I have also witnessed people reciting Kaddish and their cell phone went off really loud, and they just kept saying Kaddish but at an accelerated pace messing up the other mourners who couldn’t keep up, and then immediately in front of everyone else, answering their cell phone.