>
New Topic
>
Reply<
Esato Forum Index
>
Sony Ericsson / Sony >
General
> Cell phone Use on Airplanes
Bookmark topic
Does anyone beleive that the use of cell phones can disrupt the instrument panel. If so? what do you make of the recent grant by the Federal Aviation Association to permit users on airplanes to access the internet, email and other services via satellite, for a fee of course. It appears the Boeing has been granted the right to install internet service platforms on its planes that will permit these types of serives. Another scam by the airline industry or true technology?
What do you all think about this?
--
Posted: 2002-01-04 18:59:00
Edit :
Quote
And do they actually work at 30,000 feet?
--
Posted: 2002-01-04 19:14:00
Edit :
Quote
A more cynical view would be that they want you to pay the ludicrous prices for their phones. Unless I'm very much mistaken the Regulations state the phone cannot cause any interference that might affect other electronic equipment: and that other electronic equipment must not be affected by any interference present. Besides the frequencies used are very different.
--
Posted: 2002-01-07 00:19:00
Edit :
Quote
The one use by the airline is quiet diff. from mobile phone. Aircraft has long been using satellite for communication and they have isolate the frequency so as not to disrupt the on board electronic device. Hence the internet connection via satellite comm. make sense. However, if everyone in the plane uses the mobile phone, it will seriously disrupt the electronic devises.
--
Posted: 2002-01-07 12:50:00
Edit :
Quote
A cell phone does not work more than some 100 m above ground. If you try to make a call in the air you will disturb the connection for a lot of users on the ground too. I do not think interference with aircraft navigation is a problem, but you can never be sure. And why make a lot of investigation to find it out when the phone does not work in air after all?
--
Posted: 2002-01-08 18:01:00
Edit :
Quote
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) were about to remove the restriction with mobile phones when in the air a couple of years ago, but changed their minds...
...rumour is that the reasons were:
- There are some old planes at some operators that might be disturbed
- They don't work in the air anyway (as Lisa said), I'm however a little puzzled about this...
...it might be the network that get confused since the phone has very good coverage in many cells at the same time...
...it might also be that the antennas at the base stations are "intelligent" and only sends data in the mobiled direction, which can't be more than 100m above ground
...
...but the phone should work just fine, it has no clue about air and ground...
--
Posted: 2002-01-08 18:18:00
Edit :
Quote
If you all recall on September 11, many passengers used their phones to call loved ones. I don't think the fact they do not work is an issue at all.
I think that they want to be able to charge people to use their phones, surcharge that is
--
Posted: 2002-01-08 18:21:00
Edit :
Quote
You are right jhb. The problem is that the mobile "sees" a lot of antennas at the same time. The network is designed to be used on the ground. In some cases it will be possible to make calls, but it is very seldom. I know a guy that tried to make a lot of calls during a flight bouth in the cocpit and in the cabin and he was only able to make calls just after take off and before landing.
--
Posted: 2002-01-08 18:38:00
Edit :
Quote
Hey guys, well yes you're all right, it does disrupt the navigation and communication equipment in the aircraft, but it is also a case of distance from the cell and the fact that you're moving far too fast for each cell to really know what's going on. I've been working on aircraft for about 12 years now, and when ever the power is on the aircraft during a check we're not allowed to have cell phones switched on, and more importantly when the fuel tanks are open they're not allowed within three metres. I've worked for 5 differnet airlines and all their policies are the same. Boeing and all the aviation authorities also have a lot of regulations about it. Hope this answers a few questions.
--
Posted: 2002-01-29 08:30:00
Edit :
Quote
I don't agree, remmember the september 11th, the last plane which crashed in the forest.
A man could call to his wife using his phone.
And I think he was higher than 100m.
Another example, in Paris on the Eiffel Tower which is 300M height I could use my phone with full network.
--
Posted: 2002-01-29 08:55:00
Edit :
Quote
New Topic
Reply
