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Mobiles on Planes

  • 18-10-2007 11:21am
    #1
    Gillie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,640 ✭✭✭


    Don't know if this is old news but...
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7050576.stm

    If it is apologies.

    Personally I rather the fact that phones are not used on planes!


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  • #2
    HiredGun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭HiredGun


    ComReg has recently published a consultation document on this. So I guess they are thinking about allowing it on Irish planes too. Can you imagine...on top of all the awful sale pitches on board Ryanair we will now also get people shouting down there phones. The rates, I guess, will be skyhigh too :( (sorry for that)


  • #3
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    I'd love to be able to use my phone properly on a plane - all features except calls and people should also be told to use headphones or put them on silent.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I know someone who works in Altobridge in Tralee who are developing this technology. They just recently installed some kit at Burum earth station in Holland to facilitate it.

    Could be a serious annoyance though.


  • #5
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    don't most phones already work on planes? without calls texts etc but who would want that anyway??


  • #6
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    foggy_lad wrote: »
    don't most phones already work on planes? without calls texts etc but who would want that anyway??
    I would like to be able to text and browse the web.

    I was also pissed off on a recent Aer Lingus flight when they annouced in no uncertain terms that any mobile devices were not allowed, even in flight mode.

    Ok, so a couple of idiots don't know how to use flight mode properly ... but they probably have their phone on anyway and the plane didn't crash!


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  • #7
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    dont loke the idea of someone's phone interfering with comms on plane though especially just before landing:eek:


  • #8
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    There must be at least one phone left turned on on pretty much every flight you ever take and not one aircraft crash has been due to a phone being left on. This new stuff they are coming up with is more to do with the blocking of the ground cell signals as they would not cope with the rapid hand over from one cell to the next, and at has the added benefit for the airlines as they them get to charge more for you making calls via their pico cell.


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