pilotwolf
except the airtime providers.... why aren't they pushing for a change in the regulations?
Ignoring any possible safety issues, mobile phones can't be used from an aircraft (except maybe on take-off/landing) because of speed of transition from cell-to-cell and contacting multiple cells simultaneously - the system wasn't designed/intended for this type of use. Hence there's no incentive for the airtime providers.
From the airlines PoV, working mobiles would stop folks paying $5/min for the use of an Airfone, so I guess they don't want it either!