Comments on: FCC Says No To Cell Phones On Planes

Commission Says It Doesn't Fear Noisy Passengers But That Calls Might Jam Cellular Networks Below

[acauble1]

If the cell phone ban was lifted and people started using their cell phones on planes, (as they do on the ground)...

... there would be high demand for clinics at every airport specifically designed for the removal of cell phones from the various body cavities of their respective users.

[tucson23]

mlbrown, I'm interested in how people handled your situation in 1975...let's see...

If your grandmother needed surgery and was going to die in the few hours you're on the plane, believe me they wouldn't let her die or suffer because they couldn't get ahold of you.

If they absolutely had to talk to you, they could contact the plane and you could use the air phone.

You're not so important that you can never be beyond the reach of instant communication. George Washington never had a cell phone, or a telephone for that matter.

This kind of reminds me of people who say, "my kid needs a cell phone at school in case of a terrorist attack." Just how is a cell phone going to help? They won't let you into the area to "rescue" your vermin child, and he or she will either be killed, or not killed, in the attack. Having a cell phone doesn't change the situtation one bit, and your peace of mind is not a good reason to have kids disrupting a school with text messages all day.

People are idiots today--they mistake luxuries for necessities.

[jfebiala]

They need to ban cell phone use in commuter trains for same reasons: overuse and obnoxiously loud callers.

This is so stupid. They can send a plane up full of cellphone callers whenever they want in order to test exactly what gets interfered with, if anything. It's hard to believe they haven't done this.

[zootallures2]

They don't want people to know they don't work above 3,000 feet until this 9/11 truth thing blows over...lol

[p1zaul]

most of this is all ***. at 30,000 feet you can't get a cell signal. i try every time i fly. not until the plane almost lands do i get service.

[garsong-2009]

Well the FCC did somethging right in keeping this rule. ***!!

[feelfree1]

Excellent MP3 song by Monty Python star, Erick Idle!!!:

*** you very much the FCC!!!

www.diymedia.net/audio/mp3ericidle.htm

[mlbrown626]

I am the power of attorney for my 95 year old mother, and they can not do surgery or anything else without my approval. I would want to have my phone on, but no one would call me unless it was an emergency. I pray I wouldn't need it, but I sure would want to be in contact should the need arise. Anyone should have the common sense to use it only for emergencies, and I mean TRUE emergencies.

[amslife]

Even my standard flight equipment of earplugs wouldn't drown out mobile phone caliber blather. Maybe some flights would start being 'cell free' or make the yappers sit in the far back but probably not. It's just a matter of time till someone ramrods approval through and I don't look forward to that day.

United1K