Cell phone calls in flight?

[davidinalameda]

http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/09/technology/personaltech/cellphones_inflight/index.htm?cnn=yes

The Federal Communications Commission said that at its Dec. 15 meeting it will discuss possible revisions to rules prohibiting cell phone use on commercial flights. That's the first step of the process needed to lift the ban

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you imagine 4 hour flighs with people talking the entire freaking time?????????

[musette_sf]

1. The Bose noise-cancelling headphones

will be the next thing I get. I should send the bill to the FCC.

[davidinalameda]

3. or stronger sleeping pills

[fryguy]

2. horrible idea!

so i guess the whole "cell phones can cause problems with electronics on the plane" was just bullsh*t....figures....

[rkc3]

4. I was on a plane yesterday and thought the same thing and wanted to

ask someone with better sense than I have for an answer.

At least someone else has thought of that question.

[kysrsoze]

13. Not only is this annoying, it would wreak havoc on the cellphone networks

People pull this crap right now, but the plane is moving so fast it jumps too fast to different celltowers and screws up the networks.

[Kellanved]

15. actually not

The trick is pretty simple (at least the Airbus/Icarelink/ Globalstar)
: place an antenna on board the plane that transmits the GSM signal to a satellite network. Not only does it work (the phone signal does not reach the ground anyway), but it also means money for the airline.

[LisaM]

5. I can't imagine anything WORSE

And those annoying ring tones, too. YUCK.

[BattyDem]

6. Oh shit!

Can you imagine sitting next to someone with one of those annoying ring tones - you know, the songs that go on FOREVER :mad:

[fryguy]

7. Amtrak has a "quiet car" on its Acela

will planes have no-calling sections? or will there be a choice to be on a phone equiped plane or not?

[musette_sf]

9. Then there's the ring tone on Gareth's phone

you know, from "The Office". I crack up when I hear that one... just imagining Gareth whipping it out of his holster, all self-important, so Tim can say "COCK".

[TrogL]

8. Weren't the conspiracy theorists saying cell phone use in flight ...

...was impossible??

:evilgrin:

[jojogunn]

12. yeah, cell phones barely hold calls across town, let alone 40,000 feet

above the earth. most believe, including industry experts, that it is highly unlikely that cell phones could be used on the hijacked planes of 9-11:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO408B.html

[eaprez]

10. I thought one could ignite a bomb with a cell phone?

[TwentyFive]

11. Republicans will love this...

New money, upper middle class will love the new opportunity to brag.

I can see it now, "OH WE HAD A GREAT TIME...PICKED UP A TOWN CAR AT THE AIRPORT -WENT TO RUTH CHRIS - HAD A FAAAABULOUS MEAL - STAYED AT THE RITZ CARLTON....YADA, YADA, YADA....TIFFANY'S OFF TO SMU WHEN WE GET BACK, SHE'S PLEDGING WITH THE TRI DELTS YOU KNOW"

Republicans must impress the neighbors in the seats around them.

[Pastiche423]

14. If cell phones were not allowed in flight

we would have never known about the 19 hijackers and their boxcutters!

Oh my!

:eyes:

[fryguy]

16. nor would would the phrase:

"let's role" have become the GOP rallying cry...

[truthisfreedom]

17. planes are so freaking noisy you probably wouldn't hear many conversations

or ring tones anyway. they could have a silent-mode rule.

[socalover]

18. Imagine cell phones going off every minute and the entire flight reaching

for their phones. RIDICULOUS!