Dr. Mercola September 06 2008 75,128 views
OK, OK, OK! For all you "Engineer types", the real reason that you will "most likely" not get signal for a cell phone on a plane is NOT the distance, it is the fact that the "tranceivers" on a cell tower are NOT omni directional. The tranceiver MUST be pointed or aimed in the direction of the sky in order to obtain a signal at 35,000 feet. And the towers are pointed to maximize the GROUND coverage! In order to get consistant cell coverage in a plane you would HAVE TO have a system installed on the plane that has a direct uplink to a satellite or a microwave transmitter to the ground. That is what is installed on planes with the phones installed on planes now (the few that have them, you know the ones on the back of the headrest?)
That again is the reason that the "cell calls" repoted to have taken place on 911 are total BS! Would Not, Could Not, DID NOT happen! The plane that supposudly went down in Pennsylvania did not have that system and even if it did, the guy was "supposudly" in the bathroom when he made the call to his grandmother that he had to give his first and last name too (what a crock!).
I worked in the cellular industry for 12 years and this information was discussed at length and depth after 911. Anyone with ANY common sense and basic knowledge of how cellular works knows that the calls from the plane on 911 NEVER happened!
There are very few instances where you do get some "skip" and might recieve a text mssge or a call. But you would NEVER be able to hold a call for more than about 5-10 seconds anywhere above about 15,000 feet and NEVER at 35,000 feet. That is simply a fairy tail, much like the government finding an UNSCATHED MAHOMMAD OTTA PASSPORT in the rubble of the twin towers.
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THANK YOU, SoCal! That needed to be said...by someone with the qualifications to be credible, as you are. A lot of us so-called 9/11 Truthers knew this but did not have the industry credentials to be convincing. I hope others are reading and attending, because this is just one of the thousands of pieces of damning evidence.
I do wonder why I bother with this newsletter. If you believe all that's here you'd hide in a cave, hunt birds and eat raw meat and grass all day. If cellphones are as bad as the doctor says then why isn't their an epidemic of illness worldwide from using cellphones? consider the power levels involved from a cell tower at the street level. Pico watts. From the phone, that could be an issue, but I've never heard of an epidemic worldwide of health problems caused by cellphones. And the antennas ARE aimed DOWN. Not up.
Your explanation of a lack of signal on aircraft over 15,000 feet is correct. However, I have heard the tapes of those calls you say did not happen on 911. I am a crewmember and lost friends on those flights and have heard their last words. The planes were at low altitudes before impact. One American Airlines flight attendant was on a call as it impacted the tower that fateful day.
Some folks can sound more knowledgable than they are...
If you watched "Loose Change" you know the reason why.
Loose change will show you the reason for a lot of things....a lot of scary things.
That "fact" was actually one of the problems I had with the movie Loose Change. I accidentally left my cell on on a plane once, and noticed midflight that I had four bars of service. What other misinformation was in this film? I'm skeptical of everyone, even the skeptics. I don't believe what anyone has to say when it comes to 9-11.
Veslemor,
Trust me. 4 bars of signal WITHOUT DIALING is meaningless. It means your phone sees signal. Coming from many places, in this case.
Connecting to them, and HOLDING them is a different problem. I have had
the phone ring for the same reason, but could not answer it. Fundamentally,
the algorithm for handing your call off from Cell to Cell is not designed for plane speeds...
Kirk Out!
Cell phones will only work until about 15,000 feet without additional technology installed on airplanes. How can I say this? I am an electrical engineer and I have actually tried this. I know the phone will not interfere with the craft systems so I gave it a shot and signal is lost around 15,000 and could not be regained at a higher altitude.
Well, thank heavens cell phones cannot be used on planes. That's all I need while being trapped on a plane, to have someone jabbering out loud on who came to dinner last night, or what color Janie's brides maids will wear, etc., etc. Finally, a good regulation.
I like that cell phones must be turned off, if for no other reason than it makes for a more peaceful flight. Can you imagine the chatter if they were allowed on flights. I don't want to listen to dozens of business calls at once. Ahhhhh!
+ 1 TO YOU GIRL, I WAS MAKING THE SOME POINT IN MY COMMENT. CELL PHONES SERVE US WELL IN MANY WAYS, BUT I DON'T THINK IN A SPACE WHERE I CAN'T GET UP AND WALK AWAY IF I HAD TOO. ALOHA, AND MAHALO FROM HAWAII.