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Cell Phones To Be Allowed On UK Planes
Matty the Monkey writes "The British regulator in charge of air travel has approved cellphones for use on airline flights, reports the BBC. Airlines will be allowed to activate base stations in the plane's tail after takeoff, creating a zone of mobile coverage around the plane. 'The services could stop working once aircraft leave European airspace. Initially, only second generation networks will be offered but growing interest would mean that third generation, or 3G, services would follow later, said Ofcom. The cost of making a mobile phone call from a plane will be higher than making one from the ground.'"
Oh my god! The horror! Your "personal space" was being disrupted aboard a plane full of other people. How dare they. Why didn't you just retire to your own private compartment and shut the door? What's that? Oh, it's a common public space? What's that? Public spaces are generally noisy and full of people chatting with each other? You're on a fucking plane for Christ's sake. Could you possibly have picked a noisier mode of travel and you're complaining about people talking? Get over yourself.