Cell phones: Poll: Should cell phones be allowed on planes?

(NT) Yes, but with certain ... keep it quiet, don't annoy others

In reply to: Poll: Should cell phones be allowed on planes? by Lee Koo (ADMIN) 

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Is the noise of cell phone text messaging any more annoying than a person composing his great American novel on his laptop?

Hell no, never allow use of cell phones on planes.

There is so many rude , obnoxious people in the world now and I don't want to be sitting beside a guy trying to act cool on a cell phone for 2 hours that's on welfare and acting like he's got something I don't. It's usually the people that are insecure that are on cell phones for hours on end , talking about a lot of nothing!

I will Boycott any airline that allows cell phone use.

I fly back and forth from NY to Florida quite often on business. Sometimes it is an opportunity to get last minute paperwork completed, or take a badly needed nap to make up lost sleep time or just try to relax a little. It is absurd to think that I could be sitting next to some obnoxious person who screams on their cell phone; just like they do in public places; airport terminals, restaurants and just about anywhere else. Some people think that screaming makes a difference in getting their point across. I don't need the added stress of having to listen to someone elses problems on top of the stress we all suffer just by flying with all the delays, cancellations, security, etc. Can you imagine the screaming when a plane is stuck on the tarmac for hours because of delays.
I won't fly any airline that allows cell phone use in the air and if stuck with someone who is annoying I will rip it out of their hands and destroy it. Trust me I will.

I AGREE- BUT THERE'S A REASON THEY "SCREAM"

Unlike a normal handset on a land-based telephone, a cell phone DOESN'T give the speaker "feedback" as he/she talks -- especially giving a clue to the volume. So people talk far louder than they really need to, not realizing that the microphone is able to transmit at lower volume. So, you might choose to 1) advise the annoying caller sitting next to you in a restaurant/airport/car/concert that it isn't necessary to speak so loudly, or, 2) tell them to shove the cell phone up their tush (which is what you really want to do, anyway)

motorcycle helmet?

lol that's a little extreme. I support the idea fully. I also support that there should be wifi on airplanes.

Boycott is a good tactic

Great response.....Had to laugh out loud to some of your creative ways to solve the problems....like have you and a friend sit on the aisle and window etc......The air carriers have cell phone usage. Only you have to use 'their' cell phone. I am not certain it is a true cell phone, but their charges are outrageous. I doubt the carrier would be interested in losing that profit center. The airlines say cells "Could possibly" cause interference with the planes electronics. What a bunch of nonsense. That argument should go the way of the pacemaker and microwaves. Ban the cells until the passengers and cell phones learn sign language.