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jsw@isise.rl.ac.uk (John Wright) wrote:

>On Thu, 28 Aug 1997 08:29:51 GMT, in <340a369c.1768073@news.sv.net.au>,
>Matthew McDonald wrote:
>>pteknik@djd.ftech.co.uk (Pyro Teknik) wrote:
>
>>>On flights you're told not to use mobile phones, and even at the airport
>>>terminal your not *supposed* to use your phone. Depending on the air 
>>>company, you can't use CD Players, tape players, Laptops, Psions, and scanners.
>
>>It's to stop interference with sensitive navigation equipment AND to make
>>people use the Airlines AirPhone at $$$$$ a minute.
>>
>>Another reason is to stop you annoying other people on the plane.
>>
>>It IS NOT related to the base stations on the ground getting confused.
>
>Then why is the use of mobile phones banned in light aircraft and
>gliders, which may not have any radio at all, and no one else to
>annoy...

???? No idea, but it may still be related to the instruments. Also it may
distract the pilot.

Think about the base station scenario for a minute.

Each base station covers approx 35km's, in the city there are a lot more,
when you're flying at say 350km's a hour, you'll log onto a new base
station ever 7 seven minutes or so. In the city driving around you log onto
a new base more often.

A lot of people have said it confused the base stations, but I seem to
remember that base stations (gsm) can transfer calls at high speed (700kays
plus?). Maybe on older phones it was a problem but I cannot see this as the
problem.

Regards
Matthew

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