Will there be an increase in air rage incidents? Maybe this question should be on the predictions thread.
I would assume it has to be controlled by the flight deck as to which level it operates at, you can just imagine the pandemonium during the descent "alright dear I'll be on the ground in 5,10,15 minutes".
Are we going to get a large neon sign advising passengers that the phone won't work to prevent those that ignore the PA from wandering around the cabin looking for signals.
What about those phones that don't appear to work unless you walk with them.
Limited texting I could just about put up with but the last thing you want on a long haul is some halfwit jabbering in your ears.
I can appreciate having as they have for years the credit card phones at certain locations on the plane for really urgent calls and I wouldn't mind mobiles if used discreetly but that is a somewhat forlorn hope methinks.