Mobile phone use backed on planes

[Clippy]

90+% of people voting in the poll said that they should be banned.

Didn't look at the poll but this doesn't surprise me.

[TheFaQQer]

Edit: Looks the like the French are ahead of the game:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/3735936.stm

and the Irish tried but failed:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/3735936.stm

90+% of people voting in the poll said that they should be banned.

[TheFaQQer]

With this in mind, can anyone think of anywhere that is still mobile phone free?

I remember reading an article a while back which said cinema operators were looking into installing mobile phone signal jamming technology in their auditoriums. To date, don't believe any of them have.

Edit: Looks the like the French are ahead of the game:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/3735936.stm

and the Irish tried but failed:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/3735936.stm

High security sites - I worked at one where you had to leave your phone with security.

Jury rooms - not allowed one there, or in court.

[Swiss Tony]

The Tube .... for now

[Clippy]

With this in mind, can anyone think of anywhere that is still mobile phone free?

I remember reading an article a while back which said cinema operators were looking into installing mobile phone signal jamming technology in their auditoriums. To date, don't believe any of them have.

Edit: Looks the like the French are ahead of the game:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/3735936.stm

and the Irish tried but failed:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/3735936.stm

[TheFaQQer]

I guess that's the diplomatic way of saying "stoving the ****er in the head with their ****ing mobile phone, and then kicking them out the door"

That said, it will probably only be for the oiks in economy, so why worry?

[TheFaQQer]

I predict an increase in 'air rage' incidents.

I guess that's the diplomatic way of saying "stoving the ****er in the head with their ****ing mobile phone, and then kicking them out the door"

[TheFaQQer]

ta oracle slave... obviously I need more practice at this typing malarkee (is that how you spell malarkey?)

Malarkey

[Xenophon]

I predict an increase in 'air rage' incidents.

[poser]

ta oracle slave... obviously I need more practice at this typing malarkee (is that how you spell malarkey?)

[oracleslave]

so muh for getting kip on the plane then, now u'll have some annoying IT contractor on the phone next to you blabbering the hole way!!!

much

you will

whole

[poser]

so muh for getting kip on the plane then, now u'll have some annoying IT contractor on the phone next to you blabbering the hole way!!!

[AtW]

They should provide facilities like sleeping gas for passengers to be voluntarily sedated.

[Pondlife]

Plans have been developed across EU countries to introduce technology which permits mobile calls without risk of interference with aircraft systems

Fecking hope not