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Originally Posted by pilotbob
BTW: I assume you mean 30,000ft.
Cell phones are not allowed in planes. So you really should keep the wireless off during flights.
That said, they will/can work. Cell companies don't like them used because they can actually hit too many cell sites.
BOb
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Nope, actually I meant 3000 ft. I'm a pilot, and in the only time the cell actually registers a tower is when I'm on final (below 1600, actually, come to think of it).
And the reason is exactly as you stated - it hits too many cell towers and is so quickly shifting that it can't hold a signal. At least that's my guess. Since my plane has no fly-by-wire in it, there's no chance of cell interference, so it's not a problem to have the phone turned on, but it's a moot point anyway, since the phone is unusable in the air. And since the Kindle is Sprint, just like my cell, it too would be useless.
As for commercial flights, you're also exactly right - they should be turned off. Not necessarily because they would do harm, but because that is the airline's policy, and it's their show!
I was just wondering how the Kindle was treated when in flight. Flight attendants can ask to see that your phone is in "airplane mode"... would they even think - or know - to ask that you turn off the wireless on the Kindle?
Just idle curiosity....