

FCC pledges to help the FAA in the review







Source: The Hill

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By quiksilvr on 12/7/2012 9:26:55 AM , Rating: 4
The last thing I need is someone yapping away next to me about crap I don't care about.

True I have noise cancelling earbuds but not everyone has them. Some people can't even wear them due to the cabin pressure.

If it's a dire emergency, obviously you can turn it on and make your call, but for any other scenario, just chilax.

By RufusM on 12/7/2012 10:19:00 AM , Rating: 2
Once at altitude I think the signal is lost so it's only during taxiing, takeoff and landing that it would even be possible to use them anyway.

I think this is geared more towards some people/airlines not letting people use them for reading, music, video, games, etc. On most flights I've been able to use my phone to play music or watch video during the flight if it's in airplane mode, but there have been some flights where the flight attendants won't let you have a phone on at all, no exceptions, not even in airplane mode.

By tng on 12/10/2012 9:36:31 AM , Rating: 2
Once at altitude I think the signal is lost
No, not always, just depends on where your plane is in relation to the nearest cell tower. Remember that cell towers typically have a 8 mile range (?), and that is plenty of range to get to most commercial flights.

I have had the pleasure of putting my cell into my briefcase and then halfway though the flight my briefcase starts to ring because I forgot to turn the phone off.



