I have a plug attachment that hooks it to the plane's intercom system and I have been known to use it once or twice... :)
Rod
--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Robert Laird <rlaird@...> wrote:
>
> Q: How different is having a powered-on cell phone from having an iPad
> connected via 3G.
> A: No difference.
>
> Q: If one had a powered-on cell phone in their pocket (and forgot to turn
> it off like they are probably supposed to do before take-off) wouldn't it
> ring if it was in range of a cell tower and somebody tried to call it?
> A: Yes, it would ring. It's happened to me many times on a commercial jet.
> I don't answer it, and, if I did, I would likely lose the signal fairly
> quickly.
>
> " I realize this may invoke a discussion that addresses both the legal and
> the practical aspects of 3G in the air, but is it something that people do?
> (My headset even has a Bluetooth connection for linking to a cell phone so
> who is kidding who here?) "
>
> Bluetooth is a different animal from 3G cell phone signals.
>
> "This is something I visualize doing 2 to 3 times a YEAR so an expensive
> subscription to XM weather is far from practical for me. Thanks."
>
> It will likely work, but the lower your altitude, the better it will likely
> work, for reasons Bob pointed out.
>
> -- Robert
>
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