"O Comunicador" em particular
O diálogo antecipado indica que os sensores do navio simplesmente não são precisos o suficiente para se fixar no comunicador de Malcolm; eles só têm uma posição definida quando usam scanners manuais enquanto estão no próprio planeta:
Hoshi: I've isolated the signal to within three city blocks. That's the best I can do, sir.
Star Trek Enterprise Season 2 Episode 8: "The Communicator"
Em geral
Em geral, é desconfiança da tecnologia. Malcolm e Travis discutem isso no primeiro episódio:Travis: I heard this platform's been approved for bio-transport.
Malcolm: I presume you mean fruits and vegetables.
Travis: I mean Armoury Officers and Helmsmen.
Malcolm: I don't think I'm quite ready to have my molecules compressed into a data stream.
Travis: They claim it's safe.
Malcolm: Do they indeed. Well, I certainly hope the Captain doesn't plan on making us use it.
Travis: Don't worry, from what I'm told, he wouldn't even put his dog through this thing.
Star Trek Enterprise Season 1 Episode 1: "Broken Bow"
Mais tarde no episódio, Archer revela o pouco de fé que ele tem na máquina:
Malcolm: We could always try the transporting device.
Archer: We've risked too much to bring him back inside out.
Star Trek Enterprise Season 1 Episode 1: "Broken Bow"
E, em um episódio posterior, Phlox discute as apreensões humanas em relação à nova tecnologia depois que Hoshi relata sentimentos de desconforto após seu primeiro transporte:
Vale a pena notar que Phlox está absolutamente correto em sua avaliação: quando trens movidos a vapor foram introduzidos pela primeira vez, haviaPhlox: Transporter technology is very new. I'm sure humans were equally frightened when the automobile was introduced, or the airplane. New forms of transport take a while to get used to. I'm not at all surprised at your reaction. You wouldn't catch me using that apparatus. But I can promise you one thing. You're in perfect health.
Star Trek Enterprise Season 2 Episode 10: "Vanishing Point"