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Re: Study: Consumers Oppose Cell Phones in Flight

Dave Close (dave@compata.com)
22 Apr 2005 22:58:58 -0700

Marcus Didius Falco <falco_marcus_didius@yahoo.co.uk> quotes
http://www.wirelessweek.com/index.asp?layout=3Ddocument&doc_id=3D1340004344

> Study: Consumers Oppose Cell Phones in Flight

Banning cell phones will not stop telephone conversations in flight,
at least so long as high-speed Internet access is available. Connexion
by Boeing has already reported many customers using Skype to make
phone calls via their laptop computers. There have also been a few
reports of customers using the same connection to participate in a
video conference.

Indeed, when Internet access is sold at a flat rate for an entire
flight, why would anyone pay a roaming charge to use a cell phone? It
would be roaming, you know, as the aircraft microcell is not owned by
a carrier, but operates as an agent for them.

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