The big hero on the Flight 93 that crashed in Somerset, PA on 9/11 was talking on his cell phone to his wife. After the crash the media made a big, big deal of how the people on the plane knew what was going on elsewhere by talking on their cell phones to the ground based people. I think the real reason is to keep the annoyance of cell phones out of the plane. You can always turn on your cell phone in case of emergencies, if need be. Now if we can turn off crying babies, annoying people and annoying captain announcements, that would be something.
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Thanks for setting the record straight.
Then why was Fl. 93 people were able to communicate with their loved ones?
The big hero on the Flight 93 that crashed in Somerset, PA on 9/11 was talking on his cell phone to his wife. After the crash the media made a big, big deal of how the people on the plane knew what was going on elsewhere by talking on their cell phones to the ground based people. I think the real reason is to keep the annoyance of cell phones out of the plane. You can always turn on your cell phone in case of emergencies, if need be. Now if we can turn off crying babies, annoying people and annoying captain announcements, that would be something.