Re: American Airlines response

From: Isaac Wingfield (isw_at_witzend.com)
Date: 01/16/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:10:04 -0800

In article <imcGd.7577$pZ4.7259@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
 "H.W. Stockman" <stockman3@earth-REMOVE_THIS-link.net> wrote:

--snippage--

> Perhaps that is an even greater fear of the airlines; if they allow personal
> GPS in flight, sooner or later, the FAA will allow cell phones. The 5 hours
> on a plane could go from boring to miserable.

My understanding is that cell phones at 35,000 feet can access far too
many cells at the same time and with nearly identical signal strengths,
and move from cell to cell much faster than the system is designed for.
It's not about "allowing"; it's about "working".

Isaac

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