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Old 07-03-2008, 04:03 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by DaleDe View Post
However even new ones can play havoc with cell towers on the ground. This is why, in the US, the FCC doesn't want cell-phones used during a flight. Cell-Towers were not designed to accept cell-phones from airplanes at 500+ mph that can reach many many towers at the same time.

Dale
Interesting. Personally, I'm just fine with the cell phone rule. It is bad enough that I have to listen to people yacking on them just about everywhere I go, I certainly don't want to be trapped in a metal tube next to some guy on his cell phone for hours at a time.
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