EU allows mobile phones on airplanes (life sucks)

**Midnight Mike** · 04-07-2008, 05:01 PM

Mon Apr 7, 11:32 AM ET

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union on Monday opened the way for air travelers to use mobile phones to talk, text or send e-mails on planes throughout Europe's airspace.

Midair service may be available as soon as this year on some airlines for passengers using European GSM technology. The United States and many other countries bar mobile devices in the air because of concern they could disrupt a plane's instruments.

Under the plan approved Monday, cell phone users could make and receive calls through an onboard base station. They will be allowed to turn their phones on after the plane reaches 10,000 feet, when other electronic devices such as portable music players and laptops are permitted.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080407/ap_ ... _on_planes

**T-Bird76** · 04-07-2008, 05:46 PM

Mike when I fly from Rome to London I'm going to call you.

**Midnight Mike** · 04-07-2008, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by T-Bird76

Mike when I fly from Rome to London I'm going to call you.

**Matt Molnar** · 04-08-2008, 12:05 AM

More evidence that the FAA restrictions on electronics are baloney.

**PhilDernerJr** · 04-08-2008, 06:37 AM

After the BA 777 crash, I'm surprised they haven't held off on this until a real conlusion was found. I honestly think that cell phones and such can affect the aircraft in rare and unique circumstances.

**RDU-JFK** · 04-08-2008, 07:29 AM

"Hello, Todd? Guess where I am?....Guess...Guess where I am? Guess where I'm calling you from....the plane.....yeah I'm on the plane.....yup I'm going to LA....so what's the plan for tonight?...you gonna pick me up? etc etc...

Get ready for a whole lot of this if it gets approved in the US, folks. And I'm sorry I don't buy the argument that people need the phones in case there's an incident in the sky. That's a poor excuse.

**PhilDernerJr** · 04-08-2008, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by RDU-JFK

"Hello, Todd? Guess where I am?....Guess...Guess where I am? Guess where I'm calling you from....the plane.....yeah I'm on the plane.....yup I'm going to LA....so what's the plan for tonight?...you gonna pick me up? etc etc...

LMAO! That is the funniest thing I've read on this site in a while. :)