EU works to lift ban on cell phone use in flight.
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As long as there have been mobile phones, there has been an international ban on their usage on airplanes. Until now, there has been the worry that a roaming cell phone, trying to find it's network, might interfere with the operation of the plane.
Currently the EU is working on a plan to install cellular base stations on airplanes, which would allow passengers to use their cell phones without the risk of interference.
No word from the FAA if similar plans are in the works for Airlines based in the US.
Incidentally: using your mobile to play 'Snake' on a plane is still not recommended.
As long as there have been mobile phones, there has been an international ban on their usage on airplanes. Until now, there has been the worry that a roaming cell phone, trying to find it's network, might interfere with the operation of the plane.
Currently the EU is working on a plan to install cellular base stations on airplanes, which would allow passengers to use their cell phones without the risk of interference.
No word from the FAA if similar plans are in the works for Airlines based in the US.
Incidentally: using your mobile to play 'Snake' on a plane is still not recommended.
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last month I was in Peru, enjoying the wonders of Machu Pichu and the amazing Inca workmanship when some pratt started bellowing in to his mobile phone. Is nowhere sacred any more?
The problem used to be (and to a large degree- still is) radio interference and bandwidth. However, policies are getting more lax as technology improves and about the only time there will be restrictions is on takeoffs and landings.
In all honesty- some of these flights are 17 hours non-stop (like Mumbai to JFK). Sometimes with little left to do but get kinks in your spine, it may help the time go by. However, adoption in all classes is still a ways off.