| pointless finally. now we're not forced to use those expensive sky phones. but pretty pointless becuase i never get reception past a certain altitude, unless they offer service inside the planes from service providers above a certain altitude. |
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 koolman2Premium
join:2002-10-01
Anchorage, AK | quote:
"...at its lowest power setting under control of a "pico cell" (a mini-coverage area) located on the aircraft."
They'll have a mini-transceiver on the plane itself.
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 TrelGood EveningPremium
join:2002-10-08
Hillsborough, NJ | reply to JTHOMAS28
picky, they lift you closer to the sattelite and you STILL don't get a signal  |
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 AbBaZaBbAPremium
join:2002-07-10
Wildomar, CA
kudos:4 | reply to koolman2
said by koolman2: quote:
"...at its lowest power setting under control of a "pico cell" (a mini-coverage area) located on the aircraft."
They'll have a mini-transceiver on the plane itself. Yea and can you imagine how much they're gonna charge to use your phone on the plane.... I'm sure it'll be insanely expensive. |
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Cell phones don't use satellites.... |
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 tiger72SexaT duorPPremium
join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | said by ndurkin:Cell phones don't use satellites.... i'm pretty sure he's kidding. |
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 GoogledYay, I have FIOS
join:2001-08-13
Orchard Park, NY
 ·Verizon FiOS
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said by AbBaZaBbA  Yea and can you imagine how much they're gonna charge to use your phone on the plane.... I'm sure it'll be insanely expensive. [/BQUOTE:It depends. I'm quite certain that airlines they will be more than happy to set up co-branded service with a cellular carrier. The people who have that cellular service will then be rewarded by flying with the airline by being able to use the pico cell for free. The airline will be rewarded by customers of that cell phone company purchasing tickets. |
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Important Question:
At what point will the turn on/off the picocell.
If I were the airlines I would leave the picocell on full time - that way when people call their significant other to pick them up, the air lines will make a killing. |
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