How do I log on while in flight?

Fri Jun 28 18:28:28 UTC 2002

I believe the original poster is going on a private flight. 

Jane

"N. Richard Solis" wrote:
> 
> Boeing was supposed to be testing a high speed internet service for
> commercial aircraft.  There was a news item about it some time back.  The
> idea was that you would have a similar service in flight to what they have
> now in hotels via companies like Wayport.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog at merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog at merit.edu]On Behalf Of
> Pawlukiewicz Jane
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 2:08 PM
> To: Mansey Jon; nanog at merit.edu
> Subject: Re: How do I log on while in flight?
> 
> Notice he said analog circuits. Digital is different. Cell service sucks
> because everybody uses it, you can think of creating your own DOS on the
> MSO through everyone everywhere picking up their cell phone and
> attempting a call. MSOs were never designed to carry every possible call
> made from every possible cell phone that could enter their range.
> 
> The laws about cell phone usage in airplanes are ancient.
> 
> Jane
> 
> "Mansey, Jon" wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone else find this too hard to believe? I cant be the only one who
> > has inadvertantly forgotten to power off their cell phone while flying.
> This
> > must happen all the time, but we don't hear about horrible DoS of cell
> > networks.
> >
> > Or is this why cell service sucks so badly in some places? ;-)
> >
> > Jm
> >
> > > To add to it, it is not system specific.  Depending on the
> > > size of the MSA (metropolitin service area) or RSA (rural
> > > service area) footprint, there may be as many as 4 or 5
> > > cellular network carriers effected in this cascading failure
> > > by a SINGLE airborne mobile.
> > >
> > > So, now you know one of the more UNKNOWN reasons why it is
> > > not legal to use a cell phone while airborne.  It is a great
> > > way to DoS the network and the carriers, subscribers, and FCC
> > > don't want that.
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