the regulation is pretty stupid. They don't seem to know

送交者: steven 于 2011-08-05, 12:43:23:

回答: 这还用问，应该被带下飞机罚款呗。由蓝隼于 2011-08-05, 12:38:34:

that even people "turn off" their cell phones, those cell phones are not actually power-off. There is no way to turn off the power of modern cell phones except for taking the batteries out.

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so you are saying by turning off the phone, the circuit is still connected? (无内容) - chouqilozi (0 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:06:48 (608191)
- yes, (无内容) - steven (0 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:14:39 (608196)
- At least the clock is still running. (无内容) - 维尼 (0 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:10:14 (608194)
  - But the phone will not try to communicate with service towers - 蓝隼 (213 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:16:26 (608198)
    - somebody's experience: - 维尼 (198 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:26:27 (608207)
      - the battery had not died yet, just not enough to support - steven (29 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:28:00 (608209)
        
        That means his cell phone is sending location to passby service towers - 维尼 (130 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:32:37 (608212)
        
        My own experience, after I turn off my phone - 蓝隼 (196 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:39:56 (608221)
that is always the case. You learned after you are charged. (无内容) - cornbug (0 bytes) 2011-08-05, 12:50:58 (608179)
But rule is rule, before somebody successfully change it - 蓝隼 (64 bytes) 2011-08-05, 12:46:15 (608175)
- Actually, for most of the commercially avaliable cell phones - steven (350 bytes) 2011-08-05, 12:58:18 (608182)
  - 好像是的，租飞机是飞行员根本不见介意我用手机，不管什么时候 - foresight (24 bytes) 2011-08-05, 14:06:46 (608234)
    - This FAA rule only applies to commercial airplanes. (无内容) - steven (0 bytes) 2011-08-05, 14:25:09 (608244)
  - How can it be sure - 维尼 (110 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:08:36 (608193)
    - that is why I said no one would ever test. - steven (107 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:17:11 (608200)
      - I guess there is no strong incentive at all. - 蓝隼 (300 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:25:13 (608204)
        
        some airlines offer on-flight wifi. (无内容) - steven (0 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:26:32 (608208)
        
        What is you point here? - 蓝隼 (150 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:36:26 (608215)
        
        no point. (无内容) - steven (0 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:40:38 (608223)
        
        Sign... without the ONE, it is much less interesting - 蓝隼 (21 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:45:21 (608224)
    - so many type of cell phones use pre-allocated frequency. - bullrider (62 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:10:31 (608195)
      - Things get simple, in theory. - 维尼 (79 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:14:53 (608197)

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that's why most US airline don't really enforce it strictly. - bullrider (99 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:01:21 (608186)

Still, before taking off and landing, I heart the - 蓝隼 (131 bytes) 2011-08-05, 13:20:44 (608202)