Mobile phones are worse than all most conversations because:

* Conversations don't have ring tones
* Conversations can't be used to play crappy grime/garage/RnB at high volumes
* Conversations have 2 or more parts, which just make them less irritating
* Conversations don't break up resulting in the aforementioned belowing of 'hello, hello'

Plus it is much more difficult to get away from an irritating idiot on a plane.

Personally I think the whole idea is vile. I actively love getting away from my phone when on board, and find it very odd when people reach to this as if they are having a limb amuptated. Still, yet another reason to avoid Liarair.