Mobiles to be allowed on aircraft from 2006..

PhoenixRising

Article from the BBC.

Mobiles in aircraft edge closer

Soon you could be using your mobile phone on flights as easily as you do on the High Street.

A two-year investigation has shown that mobiles can be used on planes without interfering with navigation systems.

Plane maker Airbus, which carried out the research, said the positive result paved the way for the widespread use of mobiles on aircraft.

Airbus said it was planning to put in-flight mobile phone technology on its aircraft by 2006.

Complete article here.

jesus_thats_gre

This was always going to happen considering they nailed providing net access in flight. A few airlines have committed to rolling Boeings service out soon I think..

robbie1876

That'll be a pain in the arse on long haul flights. Just when you are nodding off someones phone rings and proceeds to have a full blown conversation. Everyone always talks louder into the phone too.

They should leave them banned.

Robbie

PhoenixRising

I would imagine that it'll be pretty costly when introduced. I presume it'll be charged as a roaming call, and an expensive one at that seeing as it will use satellites as a relay.

grumpytrousers

robbie1876 wrote:

That'll be a pain in the arse on long haul flights. Just when you are nodding off someones phone rings and proceeds to have a full blown conversation. Everyone always talks louder into the phone too.

They should leave them banned.

Robbie

true. money spinning idea. split the cabin...ringing or non-ringing.

costs more to sit in non-ringing....business people will pay up, and subsidise the rest of us...

Doublezero8

OceanCell provide a service which offers coverage through satellites on ships so i presume the charges would be pretty similar - and yes they are costly.

Charges for this service are premium rated and divided to two rate tables . Not sure which countries are in which tables.

Outgoing calls to countries in group A 2,8 € / minute
Outgoing calls to countries in group B 4,4 € / minute
Incoming calls 2,8 € / minute
SMS Send 0,7 € / SMS
SMS Rec free of charge


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omnicorp

nooooo, now I have to submit to interference on my Discman, and those business types destroying the flight.... I hate them.

L5

omnicorp wrote:

nooooo, now I have to submit to interference on my Discman, and those business types destroying the flight.... I hate them.

you shouldnt be using your discman, as it operates using a laser, which could theoretically interfere

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

this will add to "air rage".

Especially if alcahol is served on the same flight.

BrianD

Ah yes, mobile phone use banned on aircraft for safety reasons was really mobile phones banned until we can figure a way to make money out of them!

Looks like it will cost a fortune to make a call but that shouldn't bother the average mobile phone user who is price insensitive. I'd say the first mobile phone flights will be out of Dublin, Ryanair maybe??

omnicorp

L5 wrote:

you shouldnt be using your discman, as it operates using a laser, which could theoretically interfere

I asked.
It doesn't interfere.
And it doesn't distract people.
I could maybe concede to texts