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To: Admin Moderator

I did a search and got no results. If this is a duplicate, please pull.


2 posted on 12/10/2004 1:38:10 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar

Not a duplicate, thanks.


3 posted on 12/10/2004 1:40:06 AM PST by Admin Moderator
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To: Jet Jaguar

Although it is possible to make calls from aircraft...the physical nature of a cellular network makes consistant success in calling unlikely.

The network is designed to pass a mobile user from one cell to the next....once the aircraft is at altitude the computer that passes off calls will become confused because it is not expecting a call from overhead...the signal strength will appear to be equal at several "receiving" cell towers....hence the likelyhood of dropped calls is raised significantly.

In landings and takeoffs (lower altitudes) I see no problems.

I worked for a major cellular provider for a number of years.


10 posted on 12/10/2004 1:51:29 AM PST by Halgr (Once a Marine, always a Marine - Semper Fi)
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