Why Can't You Use Your Phone on a Plane?
Whether you've got the latest iPhone or the same flip phone you've had since 2002, you're still asked to turn off your device before take off. Why is that? Hosted ...
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Every time you hop on a plane, you hear some sort of announcement about shutting off your cell phone or putting it into airplane mode. Maybe you listen, if you haven't already conked out in your seat. Or maybe you ignore the rule and keep texting, hoping the flight attendant won't notice. I mean, what's the risk? Will your extra game of Words with Friends really bring down the plane? Well it could, at least in theory. The concern is that portable electronic devices like your phone or tablet could cause electromagnetic interference that would disrupt the communication or navigational systems in the plane. One type of interference known as Front Door interference, is when radio waves leak out windows or other cracks in the metal frame, and are detected by the antennas on...
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Every time you hop on a plane, you hear some sort of announcement about shutting off your cell phone or putting it into airplane mode. Maybe you listen, if you haven't already conked out in your seat. Or maybe you ignore the rule and keep texting, hoping the flight attendant won't notice. I mean, what's the risk? Will your extra game of Words with Friends really bring down the plane? Well it could, at least in theory. The concern is that portable electronic devices like your phone or tablet could cause electromagnetic interference that would disrupt the communication or navigational systems in the plane. One type of interference known as Front Door interference, is when radio waves leak out windows or other cracks in the metal frame, and are detected by the antennas on...
