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Originally Posted by roundhead
That one is real easy.A study was done not to long ago(2004)about this. A group of experts took about 5 or 6 most commonly used cell phones up in a cessna at 4000 feet(at 100 knots),they tried various calls from the phones,sent and recieved,and found at 4000 feet calls were sucessfull less than 1% of the time
at 8000 feet it was way less sucessfull,way less than 1%.and this was in a cessna,with more glass than a jetliner would have,and flying not at 32000 feet.in fact a group of 9/11 people over a period of time tried making calls while in flight and documented the success,the phones only worked at best right before landing,and only once in a while then..this was using better phones in all cases than what 2001 had to offer..in short,no cell will work at 30000 feet at 500 mph,and if it did,it would be for a second maybe...
this was called project Achilles,and is well documented on the net.
Hardly any of the "conversations"lasted more than a few sentences,except one,and its very,very cheezy.A guy calls his mom and gives her is full first and last name..etc,etc...read about it,very interesting stuff
I work kinda out in the country,but have a cell tower about 500 feet from my office,i call my wife sometimes when i leave,but by the time i get 4 or 5 miles away i loose reception untill i get up closer to Battle Creek.
A plane at 32000 feet is already,what,6 miles from the ground and traveling 500 or more mph,you honestly think you could hold a call under those circumstances
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This is absolute bunk. Clearly these "experts" (
) have never been on a private jet, since cell phone calls are not restricted on such flights and work perfectly. Idiots.
In fact, planes are a prime place to make a cell phone call from because cell waves travel in nearly straight lines. From the sky, there is nothing to impede the signal from traveling directly to a tower below. The only flaw in the system is the speed in which you travel from one network to another.
This is the sort of thing that makes the conspiracy theorists look incredibly bad. They claim they are educating themselves, but in their rush to reach their predetermined conclusion of a conspiracy they'll believe anything - no matter how ridiculous.
CELL PHONES WORK ON AIRPLANES. ACTORS DID NOT MAKE THE CALLS TO THESE PEOPLE'S FAMILIES ON 9/11 FROM SOME GOVERNMENT BUNKER IN COLORADO.
