way way OT: wireless on planes (aside)

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> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf 
> Of Bob Rasmussen
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 2:17 PM
> To: Enrique Arredondo
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: way way OT: wireless on planes
> 
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Enrique Arredondo wrote:
> 
> > Does anybody knows if it's bad for the plane electronics if 
> I take my 
> > laptop with wireless WIFI 801.g and another friend same 
> thing and then 
> > we player multiplayer games on the plane from different seats ?
> 
> The instructions I usually get are to avoid running anything 
> that uses radio waves. This would certainly apply to WIFI. I 
> usually turn off my WIFI (I have a switch on the case), and 
> eject my cell-modem.
> 
> I have noted that they especially mention GPS devices. I 
> suspect that this is because radio receivers tend to transmit 
> some also.
> 
> In the news recently, the FAA and the FCC are reexamining 
> both WiFi and cell phone possibilities.
> 
> Regards,
> ....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.
> 
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They should allow cell phones only is a special section in the rear of the plane
sealed off from the rest of the passengers.  By rear I mean 10 feet behind the
tail.

If not, the regulation should permit anyone within earshot of someone talking
too loud or long to ......
(comments not politically correct) read this to be "make a meal of the phone."

Maybe they could put a sound proof booth in the planes to be used when someone
wants to use their cell phone.

Planes are my escape from my clients and give me quiet time to work without
interruption.  I don't want them to be able to reach me when I'm traveling.
Yes, I can shut it off.  But If calls are allowed, they complain that I am
unresponsive to their calls if I can talk but turn it off.

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting