[Blueflag]

Did Todd Beamer use his cell phone at 10,000 feet? or the airphone?

Inquiring minds want to know, cuz cell phone towers radiate and orient EMF laterally, not vertically.

[AlexW]

"cuz cell phone towers radiate and orient EMF laterally, not vertically."

Most cell towers actually have down-tilt to keep the signal from passing overhead.
That being said, I would not want cellphone use on airplanes.
I enjoy the normal peace and quiet of a flight and would hate to have a dozen or so morons yakking away on the phone.
They are obnoxious enough in restaurants.
I never quite understory why people have not learned to talk on a cell phone with the same voice level that they would use in conversation, or even a land phone.

[Prince Caspian]

Did Todd Beamer use his cell phone at 10,000 feet?

Maybe that's what caused the plane to crash. (/extremely poor taste humor)