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RE: How do I log on while in flight?


From: "Mansey, Jon" <Jon_Mansey () verestar com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:09:18 -0700


Does anyone else find this too hard to believe? I cant be the only one who
has inadvertantly forgotten to power off their cell phone while flying. This
must happen all the time, but we don't hear about horrible DoS of cell
networks.

Or is this why cell service sucks so badly in some places? ;-)

Jm


To add to it, it is not system specific.  Depending on the 
size of the MSA (metropolitin service area) or RSA (rural 
service area) footprint, there may be as many as 4 or 5 
cellular network carriers effected in this cascading failure 
by a SINGLE airborne mobile.

So, now you know one of the more UNKNOWN reasons why it is 
not legal to use a cell phone while airborne.  It is a great 
way to DoS the network and the carriers, subscribers, and FCC 
don't want that.


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