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Cellphone Use On Planes Coming Soon?
s31523 writes "A while back it was reported that cell phone use was given the OK on Emirate airlines. The BBC is now reporting European agencies back the use of cell phones in air. Plans have been developed to introduce technology that allow cell phone use on planes without any risk of interference. A spokesman for the UK regulator Ofcom said there were still many stages to pass through before final approval was given to the roll out of the plans, but the regulator said that the technology could be implemented next year."
Eagerly awaiting the Motorola Snake and all the jokes that come with it.
Laziness is a virtue, anyone who bothers to tell you otherwise, is clearly lacking it.
In related news, Boeing and Airbus both announced the immediate availability of "Cone Of Silence" option on all airplanes.
"You'll never guess where I'm calling from!"
Without interference, eh? Yet another annoyance to deal with while flying: listening to some yammerhead yacking into their phone for the whole flight. I'll show you interference. I'm gonna yank that phone out of your hand and flush it down the toilet. Or tell the crew that the passenger next to me is holding some electrical device next to their head and it has wires sticking out of it and strange lights flashing. And it might be ticking!
"The great thing about multitasking is that several things can go wrong at once." -me
How about they designate an area where you are allowed to talk on your phone. I suggest on the wing, or on the ground.
In terms of coming down on one side or the other, if the airline gets a share of the phone revenue, I'll give you one guess as to which side they'll come down on...
What's really unfair though, is that if you bring a cell phone jammer onto an airoplane, _you_ would be the one to go to jail!
My cellphone can be set to emit horribly shrill bleeps at every single keypress. MUAHAHAHAHAHA!
Terrorists can't threaten a country's freedom and democracy. Only lawmakers and voters can do that.