Spetsnazgg
join:2004-01-09
Lake Oswego, OR
| Re: do cell phone even work from the air I remember reading somewhere about cell phone usage on airplanes. There are two reasons they don't like you using them online, one is the possible magnetic interference with the airplanes electronics and two the distruption of the cell phone network.
When you use a cell phone you are automatically assigned a tower that gives you the best signal. Since you are on the ground, there are fewer towers that can "see" you, therefore it is easy to assign you one. If you were on a plane (ex: high up in the sky) there are many many towers that could "see" you and since the plane is flying at a high speed, your assigned tower would change rapidly. This could lead to a overloaded cell network fairly easily if everybody had their cell phones on.
So yes, they do work in the air, just not recommended. |
