More on Using Cellphones In Flight

Although it seems certain the government will approve the use of cellphones on commercial flights, it seems to be a stretch to think that an airplane cabin will be filled with people jabbering away on their phones. Recent research indicates that only about 10% of people will spend time talking on their phones—most respondents said they want to use their smartphones to surf the Web, send text messages, or read and respond to their e-mails. [via The Wireless Weblog]

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-- Airborne Cell Phones? No Way!

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-- Cell Phones In Flight Considered

emily | 10:06 AM | Cell Phones while driving/flying/sailing |
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