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Cell Phones and Air Safety

Posted by michael on from the don't-push-that-button dept.

Cutie Pi writes "On the heels of this recent Slashdot story discussing Wi-Fi use on airplanes, the BBC is reporting about new evidence indicating that cell phones can interfere with airplanes' navigation systems. From the article: "In tests, compasses froze or overshot, navigation bearings were inaccurate and there was interference on radio channels." Look like like Wi-Fi and airplanes just don't mix."

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  1. pissy frost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nigs

  2. FIRST POST! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Waiting for 20 seconds...it should be done soon...now.

  3. I FAIL IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Alas, I have waited for too long.

  4. Now, if the radiation is baking the electronics... by smittyoneeach · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    What about the genome?
    In my more FUD/Luddite moments, I wonder what all or the radiation will do to society over time.
    By the time you've got all of the electronics and wireless LAN crap installed, what is it _really_ doing to you?
    Could it be that this technology will be to us as lead piping was to Rome?
    Even if harmful long-term effects were demonstrated in enough studies, would it matter? <lights up a cigarette> ;)

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