EU Approves Cell Phone Use on Planes

Say it ain’t so. I beg you.

A long time ago, my brother made a nifty little device that he could use to interfere with radio broadcasts for morons on the NY subways who cranked their boomboxes up to jet engine decibels. It was hidden in a cigarette pack.

I’ll get him thinking about a similar device for cell phones. But I guess it will have to be hidden in an iPod or something. Or perhaps a phony cell phone.

It’s been covered before, but it still deserves to be said:

This is going to be a nightmare!

The regulator waffled about something about how ‘social norms’ will keep people from making unnecessary calls. Well, as anyone taking public transportation knows, a vital call is “Honey, I’m on the train home now” shouted loudly into the cell phone set to speaker mode…

*sigh*

If anyone makes the device Sophie mentions, could we have the blueprint please?

We’ve also got In-flight Mobiles FAQ over at Lost Weekend, which looks at who, when where and how. Including what happens when you want to punch the person on the phone next to you.

Sophie, please tell your brother to get a patent on his device.  I sure hope it includes loud shrieking noise in the cell phone users’ ears.  He can market it on this website.  In the meantime, lets all buy stock in earplugs. 

I don’t understand why people feel the need to talk incessantly about nothing on the cell phone.  They even walk allllllllll the way to the far end of the train and use them on the cell phone-prohibited quiet car, which was designed in reaction to complaints of cell phones.  If you say something to the violators about the cell phone prohibition, they are often more rude or ignore you, and act surprised when you have the conductor remind them cell phones are prohibited. 

Other than singing, clapping my hands, and stomping my feet until they hang up, any suggestions out there?

I’m afraid I’m going to have to comment on every single post that raises this issue…

I am exceedingly angry about the prospect of phones in the sky and am making sure I keep an eye out to boycott whatever airline allows them.

If enough people comment negatively and boycott those airlines, they might listen. So please, continue to speak up - you may sound repetitive to yourself but every voice needs to be counted.

I live in France and Air France is one of those airlines… it won’t be easy for me to boycott it but I will.

This cell phone is complete with self-contained systems - the radio, battery pack and other areas. This mobile is a big facilities radio station is a very clear catch in the traveling time.

The European Union has approved cell phone calling for commercial airline flights , but the French and the Germans immediately were at loggerheads on the issue. Air France has already introduced onboard cell phone service while Germany’s Lufthansa said its customers don’t want the service.

I really appreciate this piece of information, and this is the fact in this world. Thanks.

Very interesting writeup thank you.

This is just stunning… now, as you drift off to sleep finally, the guy next to you either makes or recieves a phone call! Between that and the crying babies, you’ll be back for more in no time! Terrible idea folks.