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lizh7 Feb 13, 2009 11:59 am
iphone on the plane
 
I have a new iphone, and was wondering if all of the functions work while I'm on the plane?

thecleave Feb 13, 2009 12:25 pm
You will have to put your phone into "Airplane" mode, which turns off the wi-fi features, so no internet, email, gps, etc.

sbm12 Feb 13, 2009 2:45 pm
Originally Posted by thecleave (Post 11253130)
You will have to put your phone into "Airplane" mode, which turns off the wi-fi features, so no internet, email, gps, etc.
Does the iPhone have an option to leave WiFi on but the GSM chip off? There are a number of planes now offering in-flight connectivity using WiFi and if it is all or nothing then technically one should pursue the nothing approach as phone use (GSM/CDMA) is still prohibited on most of those flights.

jswong Feb 13, 2009 3:11 pm
You can remove the SIM and the WiFi will still work. I presume this turns off the GSM

Jeff

nerd Feb 13, 2009 3:15 pm
Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11253936)
Does the iPhone have an option to leave WiFi on but the GSM chip off?
It looks like when you put it in airplane mode, it shuts off WiFi as well, but you do have the option of then turning WiFi back on while in airplane mode.

cblaisd Feb 13, 2009 3:23 pm
If you go to "Settings," there are individual toggles for Wifi/EDGE/3G

msb0b Feb 13, 2009 7:01 pm
Originally Posted by jswong (Post 11254098)
You can remove the SIM and the WiFi will still work. I presume this turns off the GSM
No, GSM phones must be able to make emergency calls even without the SIM card. The GSM radio will still be on in this instance.


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