Its an hour into your flight from Los Angeles to London and your cell phone starts ringing actually it vibrates. You know who it is. Its your friend Carol calling to see if your flight will arrive on time. Instinctively you reach in your pocket to answer the phone. You open it up and are about to say hello, but then you think about what the flight attendant said. She told all of the passengers that cell phones were not to be used on the plane. Though you cannot remember the reason she gave for this prohibition, you remember her repeating it several times. You also recall that she was not smiling at the time. In fact, it was the only time you can remember seeing the woman without a smile. You feel that she must have actually been serious.
But you wish the guy sitting next to you would either turn off his Sim Free mobile phone, or answer it. It's gotten to the point where you would just as soon go down in flames as to be woken up from your nap one more time by the stupid thing.
No, of course, the plane does not go down in flames. But there is actually a very good reason why airlines prohibit the use of Sim free mobile phones on their flights. Actually there are two reasons. Firstly, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports that wireless signal may interfere with the planes avionics and communications equipment. This is why cell phones are banned in hospitals. Because there is it has been the signals that phones emit can be interfere with the operation of ventilators, monitors and pacemakers. In fact, there have been a number of documented cases where cell phones in hospitals have caused equipment to go shut down. Most cell phone users have absolutely no idea that their cell phones are actually high-powered transmitters which send signals whether they are using them or not.
The FCC has also discovered that Sim free mobile phones used while flying interfere with service to cell phone customers on the ground as well. Cell phones used in the air must still transmit from tower to tower even as the plane is speeding along. This can cause the towers to become overloaded which in turn disrupt service to other on-the-ground users.
There is a reason why law enforcement officials are working on technology that will automatically disable Sim mobile phones before the plane leaves the hanger. They want to give people as much freedom as they possibly can and they do not want to have to confiscate cell phones. But they are worried about the number of travellers who blatantly ignore the airlines ban on cell phone use. The fact is that many people are so attached to their phones that they cannot bring themselves to turn them off. For this reason, the airlines may be forced to take a tougher stance in the future and actually have people who break their rules arrested and charged with a crime.
So you are doing the right thing by turning your phone off when you are flying. You might encourage your neighbour to do the same.
But you wish the guy sitting next to you would either turn off his Sim Free mobile phone, or answer it. It's gotten to the point where you would just as soon go down in flames as to be woken up from your nap one more time by the stupid thing.
No, of course, the plane does not go down in flames. But there is actually a very good reason why airlines prohibit the use of Sim free mobile phones on their flights. Actually there are two reasons. Firstly, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports that wireless signal may interfere with the planes avionics and communications equipment. This is why cell phones are banned in hospitals. Because there is it has been the signals that phones emit can be interfere with the operation of ventilators, monitors and pacemakers. In fact, there have been a number of documented cases where cell phones in hospitals have caused equipment to go shut down. Most cell phone users have absolutely no idea that their cell phones are actually high-powered transmitters which send signals whether they are using them or not.
The FCC has also discovered that Sim free mobile phones used while flying interfere with service to cell phone customers on the ground as well. Cell phones used in the air must still transmit from tower to tower even as the plane is speeding along. This can cause the towers to become overloaded which in turn disrupt service to other on-the-ground users.
There is a reason why law enforcement officials are working on technology that will automatically disable Sim mobile phones before the plane leaves the hanger. They want to give people as much freedom as they possibly can and they do not want to have to confiscate cell phones. But they are worried about the number of travellers who blatantly ignore the airlines ban on cell phone use. The fact is that many people are so attached to their phones that they cannot bring themselves to turn them off. For this reason, the airlines may be forced to take a tougher stance in the future and actually have people who break their rules arrested and charged with a crime.
So you are doing the right thing by turning your phone off when you are flying. You might encourage your neighbour to do the same.
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