Muggle technology for communication? (Re: Jo's site)

[javalorum]

No: HPFGUIDX 119682


Christelle <Snarryfan at a...> wrote:
> JKR updated her site, the rumors section especially. She gave a 
> hint about the way the Order use to communicate:
> 
> "The Order communicates in a way that requires nothing but a wand. 
> You saw the Order's method of communication in use even before you 
> knew about the existence of the Order; it was employed  by an Order 
> member."
> 
> I think she means this moment in GOF, when DD send a silvery thing 
> to Hagrid, when Crouch Senior disappeared in the Forest.
> 
> So, if this birdie thing is what Snape used in OOTP, it weights in 
> why it takes so much time for Snape to warn Sirius and later DD and 
> the Order about Harry. 


Just curious, at time of great difficulty and war, is it possible for 
wizards to use muggle technology? I mean, considering the other side 
may not expect the usage of cellphones and such, it's not likely 
they'll try to monitor it (it's hard to track the content of a call 
if it's well ciphered anyway). Wizards do use some form of technology 
(seems it was just splited from muggle development at one point in 
history -- with the exception of wrist watches, hey, come to think of 
it, how come Arthur Weasley was so excited to get a screwdriver set 
from Harry? Their watches or furnitures are bonded together by magic 
I guess?), and there seem to be no law banning such act, only frowned 
upon. It'll be cool to see these kids using text messaging on cell 
phones. :D

Java