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Boeing adding cell phone compatibility to some of its airliners by 2013
Could the days of having to turn your cell phone off when flying be nearing an end? Aircraft manufacturer Boeing seem to think so. It's begun the process of outfitting new models of its 747, 777, and 787 airliners with hardware to allow incoming and outgoing calls, with the aim of making them available to airlines by 2013. It even has a kit in the works that will let airlines upgrade existing 787 jumbo jets to support cellular calls. (news.yahoo.com) المزيد...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
A Couple of facts here, after 10,000 feet most cell phones are useless. There will have to be an effective Cell Phone tower inside the plane to allow for a signal. This is truly one thing I do not want to see... Some people who think they have to be on the phone 24X7 are just impossible to sit beside or be around... especially those who think they have to talk very loud to be heard. I am sure that the Airlines are going to charge a premium in Roaming Fees, and you still will not be able to use them below 10,000 feet.
Important people don't carry cell phones, they have people to do it for them. Constant cell users are self absorbed, insecure spoiled brats who constantly feel a need to have people notice them. Hey Boeing....just because we can do something does't mean we have to do it. I agree with many others, I will not fly on an airline that allows these electronic umbilical cords.
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If the airlines are hard up to generate more income, which is understandable, they should protect those of us who want to have an undisturbed flight; perhaps the solution would be to have some kind of booths from where the parrots can make all the calls they want without annoying the rest.
They already have them, it's called the lavatory.