SidDithers
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Mon May-12-08 08:54 PM
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Airline passenger refuses to hang up cell phone during flight... |
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Mon May-12-08 09:10 PM
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Tue May-13-08 01:33 PM
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5. I have a friend who was a flight attendant and according to her, they worked back then. |
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Tue May-13-08 05:19 PM
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10. only at a certain altitude |
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Wed May-14-08 04:48 AM
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Edited on Wed May-14-08 04:49 AM by mrgerbik
of Qualcomm and other communication outfits releasing this 'new' technology to allow cel phones to function on airlines?
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Wed May-14-08 05:41 AM
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12. The new technology allows the calls to happen more reliably and with |
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less interference with aircraft systems.
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Wed May-14-08 05:57 AM
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He was on Southwest which doesn't have the specialized equipment you are talking about.
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Mon May-12-08 10:58 PM
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Bet you got all worked up when you ran across that huh. Go figure.
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Tue May-13-08 12:38 PM
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The incident occurred as a Southwest flight from Austin began its descent into Dallas.
"After multiple requests, the flight attendants were not successful in getting the passenger to get off the phone," Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King said.
According to the police report, Mr. Jones was asked to turn off his cellphone and responded, "Kiss my ." When asked again, he said, "Kiss my . Not happening."
According to the police report, Mr. Jones remained on the phone about 20 minutes. When officers met Mr. Jones at the gate, he continued to exhibit disorderly conduct, police said.
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Tue May-13-08 12:39 PM
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4. Just like on 9/11. n/t |
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Tue May-13-08 02:57 PM
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7. What is that supposed to mean? |
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Tue May-13-08 02:00 PM
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6. The "Loose Change" crowd has edited their DVD so that |
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The notion that the cell phones didn't work is now absent.
The cell phones worked on 9/11.
I never saw the cell ph's working or not working as being necessary to the overall argument.
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Tue May-13-08 03:02 PM
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8. I haven't ever gotten my to work above 15,000 feet. |
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Both Verizon and Sprint.
I'm not saying that cell phone reception was impossible flying at 500+ mph and 35,000 feet over rural PA, but it was at least improbable.
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Tue May-13-08 04:19 PM
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I rarely use a cell and when I'm on a plane I enjoy being away from phones.
So I couldn't tell anyone anything from my experiences.
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Wed May-14-08 10:32 AM
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14. I have never gotten mine to work either |
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The cell phones on 9-11 are highly improbable IMO.
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