Thread: "... and please switch off all electronic devices."
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Old 04-23-2010, 09:07 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by EowynCarter View Post
Why do cell phone have a plane mode, if not to use them safely in the planes rather than switch them off?

So you can use them IN FLIGHT. During takeoff and landing, *anything* with a power switch is supposed to be turned off (in US domestic flights, anyway, don't know what foreign airlines do). Doesn't matter if it's a cell phone or a battery-operated nose hair trimmer.
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