[AusNOG] WIFI/Internet on Planes

[Alex Samad - Yieldbroker]

I always find it interesting in medical centre where they have NO MOBILE signs every where, because they might interfere with the computers and all the workers have their mobile phones and use them in the business..

A

> -----Original Message-----
> From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of
> Roland Dobbins
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 July 2014 2:02 PM
> To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] WIFI/Internet on Planes
> 
> 
> On Jul 8, 2014, at 9:33 AM, John Edwards <jaedwards at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > - Devices must be switched off during takeoff and landing.
> 
> The truth of the matter is that nobody actually switches devices off - they
> just blank the screens.
> 
> This alone disproves the theory that consumer-grade electronic devices
> (which are already designed to various governmental specs to minimize
> interference) cause any issues for avionics - otherwise, planes would be
> dropping from the skies because nobody actually turns off devices, and very
> few people even know what 'flight mode' is, heh.
> 
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