2010-12-30, 02:15 AM
Regardless of the data from Mythbusters that says a cellular phone or PDA device won't interfere with a airplane's communication, navigation, and directional system... it's against federal law to have any electronic device that can broadcast a digital or analog cellular signal enabled on an airplane. My mom couldn't even use her BlackBerry on a flight once even thought it had an airplane mode on it.
Laptops and other devices have a switch to enable/disable the wireless communications hardware for a reason. Why else does a laptop have a Wi-Fi switch, a PSP has it's Wi-Fi switch, and other devices have a special airplane mode (that's a hardware switch and not software).
Old guy was right IMO. Besides, some of these teenagers anymore don't respect authority anyway. He better be glad it wasn't an air marshal that told him to turn it off and continue to ignore.
Laptops and other devices have a switch to enable/disable the wireless communications hardware for a reason. Why else does a laptop have a Wi-Fi switch, a PSP has it's Wi-Fi switch, and other devices have a special airplane mode (that's a hardware switch and not software).
Old guy was right IMO. Besides, some of these teenagers anymore don't respect authority anyway. He better be glad it wasn't an air marshal that told him to turn it off and continue to ignore.