Actually that's been independently tested and if the electronics of the Airplane are properly shielded then Cell phones should have little or no effect. Have you ever looked at the prices they charge per minute on those in flight cell phones? However under most circumstances I'd much rather not have loud obnoxious cell phone conversations going on nearby so I'm in favor of the ban. Now if they'd only allow smoking, and ban cell phones, in bars and restaurants. I could live the second hand smoke risk.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 10/14/2007 9:12:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Yes i did know that. But that doesn't change the reason why airlines > don't allow mobile phone usage in flight. > > I don't know if it's a valid reason on modern aircraft, but it's > better to be safe than sorry IMO. > > Cheers, > > Dave. > > > =========== > Re what Graywolf said, one can carry a mobile phone on a plane and use it > preflight. > > But the reason for not using it during a flight is what you said, they are > afraid wireless will mess with their electronics. I wonder about the modern > aircraft thing too, but I'd rather be safe than sorry too. > > And since tons of people carry mobile phones on flights, they are still > there to be used in case of terrorists. > > The thing with the article, was, as far as I could tell the flight attendant > wasn't familiar with the iphone and didn't realize it could be used sans > phone mode, ergo, when the guy said he wasn't using the phone the flight > attendant didn't believe him. And the flight attendant was a jerk too. > > If there are good reasons for a rule, it's not always knucklehead. > > Marnie aka Doe > > --------------------------------------------- > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
