Airplane Mode Policies
Discussions focus on airline rules requiring airplane mode on personal devices during flights, permissibility of WiFi and Bluetooth especially during takeoff and landing, and debates over whether electronics cause interference with aircraft systems.
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People not turning on the airplane mode on their devices while in a plane. Sometimes they check (never happened to me though, but I avoid flying).
Wifi isn't forbidden on planes?
Do they put it in airplane mode to enforce that?
I doubt you can receive any signal on the plane. In the airport maybe.
Is Bluetooth discouraged on airplanes? I thought it was just the cellular transmission that is limited in airplane mode.
Will the AirPods be acceptable for use while on airline flights since airlines prohibit the use of WiFi devices?
All airline I've been travel, disable WiFi during takeoff and landing.
Why is it that when flying, we are sometimes requested to put phones into flight mode before switching them off?
Airplane mode should be 100% acceptable. The suspected interference is supposed to be caused by devices that broadcast "powerful" radio waves. Since airplane mode disables with the WiFi and the cellular antenna, it is impossible for the device to cause interference. At that point it becomes a completely self-contained mini-computer - probably much less harmful than, say, onboard television screens.
as much concern as 3g and 4g? I'm pretty sure that at least 1 person per flight left their phone ON... and I haven't heard of any issues...