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exactly!
'Contact lost' with Malaysia Airlines plane
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you'd like to think the opposite and people turned them on
In theory, but in practice rarely do people turn their phones off during take-off/landing.
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I always do ^_^
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Yeah to be honest they do. I always put mine into airplane mode
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It does not bode well for those on board 
I think people are getting too wrapped up in the false passports thing though. Stolen passports are used all the time and it does not necessarily mean they were terrorists.
If the story is true about the damage to it's wing in 2012, is it plausable that a sub-standard repair has come back to haunt them?
I would love to hear this was hijacked and landed somewhere. At least the passengers could have at least a little bit of hope, but I suspect it is only a matter of time before the wreckage is found.
That said, I will keep that slim hope in my thoughts and wont say farewell to those on board just yet.
I think people are getting too wrapped up in the false passports thing though. Stolen passports are used all the time and it does not necessarily mean they were terrorists.
If the story is true about the damage to it's wing in 2012, is it plausable that a sub-standard repair has come back to haunt them?
I would love to hear this was hijacked and landed somewhere. At least the passengers could have at least a little bit of hope, but I suspect it is only a matter of time before the wreckage is found.
That said, I will keep that slim hope in my thoughts and wont say farewell to those on board just yet.
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Did some googling but unable to find what it is your refering to. I've personally never heard of mobile phones still ringing when they are switched off. My understanding is a connection has to be made to the sim card for it to ring.
Any info anywhere that can give us a definite answer? More googling...
Agreed!
It's actually faster and safer to travel to places like France by train.
Although the speed they travel at is high, waiting around in the airport for hours going through security and checking in luggage, then waiting for luggage again when you land adds so much time to the overall journey that a train is actually faster.It's actually faster and safer to travel to places like France by train.
Well of course depending on where you live. Air travel is the fastest and safest mode of transport overall for long distance.
Surely a plane would be fitted with a more sophisticated tracking system than an iPhone?
In reality they ask the service provider what cell tower the phone was connected to...
Google it, heres one example
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070621213852AA5COGt
And why would you have ever heard of it. Its not something which would normally come up as you would just assume they didn't answer and then it diverts you to voicemail anyway.
Yes that post might be utter rubbish, yet is still far more likely that the other scenarios people have said.
There's also a lot of people asking if they've been ignored.
Things like phoned friend abroad, it rang before going to voice mail. But when I've finally spoke to them, they said phone was off/dead.
Its like all the people who said it was impossible for the people on 9/11 flights to make s phone call, too fast, to high etc. Yet since then several people have tried it and it works fine although unreliable.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070621213852AA5COGt
And why would you have ever heard of it. Its not something which would normally come up as you would just assume they didn't answer and then it diverts you to voicemail anyway.
Yes that post might be utter rubbish, yet is still far more likely that the other scenarios people have said.
There's also a lot of people asking if they've been ignored.
Things like phoned friend abroad, it rang before going to voice mail. But when I've finally spoke to them, they said phone was off/dead.
Its like all the people who said it was impossible for the people on 9/11 flights to make s phone call, too fast, to high etc. Yet since then several people have tried it and it works fine although unreliable.
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In the middle of the ocean? I don't think so.
I've never had that happen to any phone I've had or others have had. If I turn my phone off or go out of service and try to call it it goes straight to voicemail (on EE).
How would you know especially if it only happens very occasionally.
In reality they ask the service provider what cell tower the phone was connected to...
Well that really wouldn't give a good location at sea would it as the masts are on land?
read the guardian article linked to above.... it seems not!
Because I lived in a terrible coverage area where the connection was very intermittent. Anytime I got a call when the phone was on and out of service it came through as voicemail and the people who called usually text me afterwards say it went straight to voicemail so go check it.
I'm just giving my experience with it. I've never heard of T3212 before and can't say I've seen it occur here at least. Maybe its changed with 3G/UMTS?
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Even better i've heard if you jump just before impact you can walk away unscathed.
