Originally Posted by
C17PSGR
But, since its based on cell towers, I'm wondering how they deal with the FCC's concern about cell phones in the air which has nothing to do with cockpit interference. Rather, the FCC is concerned that a single cell phone in the air will tie up cells from many different towers. (Of course, i don't seem to have any cell signal in the air at all.)
Just because they use the term "cell" and "tower" does not mean that it is compatible with regular cellular phones. It is not. These will run on different frequencies and with tower antennas designed to reach planes in the sky instead of cellphones users on the ground. The frequencies were auctioned by the FCC several years ago, and AirCell won the auction.