A quick question - the calls that were made from the plane that crashed, the ones that were recorded, were they made from cell-phones, or via another medium?
Am I becoming a crackpot?
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My understanding of the problem with cell phones is that because the plane is moving at 500mph at 30,000, a plane full of cell phone users switches cells on the ground so fast that things get screwed up.
I've been in planes before where someone's phone rings at 30,000 over Oregon because they forgot to turn it off.
I've been in planes before where someone's phone rings at 30,000 over Oregon because they forgot to turn it off.
Yes thats correct. Cell phones work in airplanes. They are banned by the FCC for the reason you mentioned - not banned by the FAA.Silver said:
One of my users wanted his old carrier Blackberry back cause the new Verizon one didn't work as well in his private plane
Well, there is also the question of how and why these calls were recorded. If they were made from the airline phone I can understand it, from the cell-phones, less so.
What I was considering was that the phone calls mentioned in the documentary are generally short and at least one person used his full name when calling his mother. That's much more understandable (along with the recording) if people were using a airplane phone rather than a cell phone. It would be credible that they expected to be recorded and acted accordingly. It may also help explain why calls were short.
Did they sound like:
"Hello? John Smith.If this is correct, press 1...*beeeep*. "This is your...for "child" press 1, for "spouse" press 2 ....*beeeep*child.
"Hello? John Smith.If this is correct, press 1...*beeeep*. "This is your...for "child" press 1, for "spouse" press 2 ....*beeeep*child.
fluff said:
You're not even taking your own conspiracy theory thread seriously anymore then?MMike said:
It has grown tiresome......fluff said:
