Will i be able to use my cell phone on flight on a private jet while in flight?
I know my cell phone would work up there because one time i forgot to turn it off and i got text messages and a few calls.
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Yes but, only if you are on the ground level (and if the pilot clears you).
In flight you are 30K feet (6 miles) above ground and your cell phone just cannot transmit nor receive that far.
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>> I know my cell phone would work up there because one time i forgot to turn it off and i got text messages and a few calls.
You were lucky. I test these thing and my cell phones were always without service in flight.
Good Luck….
ya honestly it really does nothing to the signals
Above approximately 5,000 or so ft, you will lose cell phone reception in 99% of areas. The other 1% will soon lose reception too as the plane climbs. Private jets cruise between 30,000-40,000ft. Your cell phone and the ground stations CAN send/receive that far (line of sight - about 6-8sm is doable) - but the ground antennas do not transmit the signal upwards. Furthermore, it is against regulations on a US registered aircraft to use a cell phone while navigating on an IFR flight plan (wich that jet will be). Don’t worry though - a lot of private jets will have their own internet and phone links that use either satellites or special ground stations.
To sum it up, your cell phone will NOT work about 1 minute after takeoff.
i don’t see why not. the cell phone thing is to keep the public satisfied not any particular safety issue. how will i be able to sleep if you are chattering or arguing into a phone right next to me.
what the heck, why let the FAA tell you what to do?
Sometimes they work in the air and sometimes they dont. If they do work they usually only work for a very short period of time…like recieveing a text….Im not sure why this happens but it does.
Please don’t do it. Your cell phone will be transmitting a signal from a high altitude, covering a huge ground footprint within line of sight. Other cell sites than the one you are using will have no idea about this and will happily route calls on the frequency you are using. The cell phone customers who these calls are for will be receiving the signal from your cell phone mixed with the signal for their cell tower.
You *will* cause other people’s calls to drop. You will cause broken handoffs. You will cause interference.
It’s illegal and selfish. Please don’t do it.
