do bb users need to turn off their phone on the plane?
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- I've run into this many times. All airline employees are required to ask you to turn ALL electronic devices off during take off and landing.
The previously mentioned posts are true during in-flight only.10-06-08 03:25 PMLike 0 - Good point Bob!
You have to turn it off during take off and landing, however since berry's take so long to boot up (and I work for a certain airplane companies testing dept and we have electronics on the a/p all the time) i tend to not power down during take off and landing, but i ALWAYS have the radio turned off, while it's unlikely it is A) an FAA regulation and B) could potentially cause a disturbance in signal if everyone figures hey what's one phone going ot do10-06-08 03:33 PMLike 0 - You should turn off all electrical devices on takoff and landing.
After you are allowed to turn on electrical devices (laptops, ipods) you may turn ur BB on but with
The radio antena off
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com10-06-08 03:59 PMLike 0 -
I always see people disregard requests to turn off all electronic devices. I'm always too paranoid not too. I don't want to be the schmoe whose blackberry causes the plane to bury itself in a mountain.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com10-06-08 06:42 PMLike 0 - Takeoff and landing are very critical. I'm more than happy to turn my electronics off during this time.10-06-08 09:05 PMLike 0
- I go to the profiles and turn phone only mode to tuen BIS and phone features off so its just a stand alone PDA.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com10-06-08 09:16 PMLike 0 -
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com10-06-08 09:41 PMLike 0 - we are supposed to turn our phone off on a plane? oops!
no, i'm kidding. I turn it off, though i'm quite sure the bands are far enough from what the planes use it wouldnt interfere anyway....10-06-08 10:25 PMLike 0 - I too just turn off the radio to play a game or something if I get bored. I doubt you'd get signal from 30k ft in the air anyways.
I third that as well, wouldn't wanna be the reason for a crash personally.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com10-06-08 11:30 PMLike 0 - You're right, my dad is a pilot and he says that it used to be an issue, but the rule is obsolete now, but it's always good to be overly cautious rather than have something happen and look back and say "oops, it seemed like such a small risk at the time".10-09-08 06:28 PMLike 0
- Yes, while there are NO documented cases of a plane crashing due to someone using a mobile phone during a flight it is still advisable to switch it off or at least switch the radio function off.10-09-08 07:00 PMLike 0
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I don't know how many times I've flown and haven't turn my phone off. I tend to forget cause it's in my bag and then I just don't care. All it does usually is lose signal. Besides mythbusters proved it wrong lol.10-09-08 07:16 PMLike 0 - I haven't flown since I got mine but I know several people who have and all they had to do was turn the wireless portion of the phone off. But during take off and landings the phone and al other electric devices gad to be turned off.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com10-09-08 07:18 PMLike 0 - I though I had read you can get cell service up to like 40k ft. Maybe I was hallucinating though
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com10-09-08 07:31 PMLike 0 - 10-09-08 08:04 PMLike 0
- I turn all radios off and during takeoff and landing I just press and hold power to power off the pda. Once given the OK I turn on the pda and watch movies.
I don't think phone signals would harm a plane in any way but think about this. How would you feel if every schmoe around you was talking away on their cell phone while in the little sardine can of an airplane. Just a thought...Maybe the reason is for the comfort of those around you.10-10-08 07:26 AMLike 0 -
Yes...I'm very boring at parties10-10-08 07:35 AMLike 0
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