Do you think cell phone usage should be allowed on planes if it can be done safely?

Answer 1

Yes. It would save having use the onplane phones and having to pay a high price for it.

Answer 2

NO - Because a Cell Phone is like a small Radio Transmitter, Every time you are making a call you are throwing RF Waves out of your phone.Now the Frequencies for the Plane are no where near the Cell Phone Frequencies. BUT, with all those RF Waves all over , It can cause a problem with the Planes Radio Equipment. So, what could you have to say that can't wait till the plane lands ? What did you do before they had Cell Phones ?

Answer 3

Have you ever had your cell phone on, and walked near a TV/radio/speaker and heard the bizarre tonal clicking noise the device starts making when you're about to receive or make a call? That's digital interference on an analog output. It has the same interruptive effect on the digital equipment in the cockpit. There would be two solutions to this: insulate the cabin of the plane against signal leaks (at which point you wouldn't be able to make or receive calls anyway) or seal off the cockpit (which would disable the pilots' communication and navigation). And even if there was a safe way, no. I'm sure your phone conversations are absolutely enthralling, but nobody should be trapped in a small room with you while you have them.

Answer 4

NO! NO! A thousand times NO! The cell phone has become the "binky" of teens and adults and it is absolutely absurd how so many cannot seem to get by without the suck on the phone. Planes are horrid enough with all the sneezing, snoring, snuffling, germs, baby crying, cramped legs, etc. without the added annoyance of listening to someone's conversation in those stifling conditions. Imagine trying to read or nap and you have to be the captive audience to someone's one-sided conversation. People should be relieved and grateful for any amount of time they can escape their work or the annoying impositions of others' conversations. Think of it as a peaceful mini-vacation. If texting can be done without safety issues, then that would be a compromise. Me, I'm turning it off and happily so.

Answer 5

Please NO!!! Seriously, planes are the last vestage of peace left on the planet (even hospitals and churches aren't immune). If business people need to talk on their phones so much that they have to do it on a plane, they should really consider taking a break from it all. i have read about those kinds of people who say, "Well, I have a big presentation due in this city, so I would like to be prepared." In that case, prepare the night before or when you get into the city. Not on the plane. It has been shown that Americans are more stressed and take less vacation time/time away from work than most other cultures. Seriously, Joe Whitecollar, either go a day early to your 'big meeting' or take the time to prepare beforehand. Who are you: a high schooler who waits until the litteral last minute before starting on your term paper? Give me a break. It is bad enough that other travelers deal with screaming children, that one guy who is always coughing the entire flight, that lady who marinates herself in her perfume before boarding....I mean come on, throw us a bone here.

Answer 6

I think cell phone usage should be cut back everywhere! They're so annoying, especially those god-forsaken ring tones!
People are so rude when it comes to cell phones, I don't want to have to deal with it on a plane, 40,000 feet about the ground.

Answer 7

As someone who flies 75,000+ miles a year... No. Please, No talking. Texting maybe; but then it still might be a bit rude.

Even if it were safe (the FAA is still out on that one), there's the "cell yell" phenomenon. I do not want to be elbow-to-elbow w/someone talking on the phone unless I choose it.

There are advantages to being "off the grid" for short times... like relative peace and quiet; or at least a break from the pressures of everyday life.

Answer 8

Doesn't the cell phone signal interfere with the radio the pilot's using? Or something like that..

Answer 9

Depending, if its an emergency yes, if not no, theres too many people on planes and there really close together, id hate to be beside someone who talks loud and has an annoying voice!

Answer 10

No, it's bad enough that you're stuffed on a plane with a lot of annoying people talking, snoring, and reclining on you. Do you really want everyone talking more, and louder all around you?