Bluetooth on Planes?

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Google didn't help, and there seems to be a few ppl that know about planes here..

So, can I use my bluetooth headset to play music off my phone?

note: just tried, and it seems bluetooth can be switched on whilst in flight mode..
 
I've used my BT headphones for a lot of flights, no one ever said anything and I'm still alive hence no crashes.
 
paradigm said:
Which means "flight mode" is off.

Flight mode is ALL radios and transmitting circuitry switched OFF.
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Actually I just realised its called "offline" mode - it must just refer to the sim services. I could also browse for wifi access whilst in this offline mode.

As much as flat-6's reply tempts me to go ahead with my plan, I'll take/buy/find/steal/borrow a set of normal headphones before I go :)

Thanks..
 
People have been using Nintendo DS' on flights I've been on and they use WiFi. There is evidence to suggest that modern planes electronics are so well protected that there would be little chance of interference, it's more of a precaution. A plane isn't going to crash just because somoene left their mobile on, if the risk is so high then why are there some airlines trying to offer in-flight wifi and cellphone service?
 
As we all know microwaves/radiowaves/other electromagnetic radiation never goes anywhere near planes as they have a "magic" barrier that prevents them from being irradiated by millions of rays. So if you use your phone on the plane the plane will disappear into a singularity cause by the device and you will all die.
 
Of course mobiles are ok on planes. It's all a big pile of crap that they'll cause interference with the systems. Think of all the radio and wifi, mobile phone traffic going on around airports, they don't magically stop at a plane - they're designed to cater for interference and probably isolated or faraday caged in some way.
 
Freefaller said:
Of course mobiles are ok on planes. It's all a big pile of crap that they'll cause interference with the systems. Think of all the radio and wifi, mobile phone traffic going on around airports, they don't magically stop at a plane - they're designed to cater for interference and probably isolated or faraday caged in some way.
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What about petrol stations?
 
When I went on holiday last year - I used my phone in "Flight Mode" to listen to music and a flight attendant said to turn it off - even if it was in Flight Mode ¬_¬'
 
It is all total made up hysteria. If there was really a risk they'd actively confiscate everyones personal electronic devices before flying, not just rely that people had done as they are told.
 
Freefaller said:
Of course mobiles are ok on planes. It's all a big pile of crap that they'll cause interference with the systems. Think of all the radio and wifi, mobile phone traffic going on around airports, they don't magically stop at a plane - they're designed to cater for interference and probably isolated or faraday caged in some way.
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Bit of an unfair comparison that. While the plane is near the strongest concentration of signals, it's on the ground at the gate, when they allow phone use on board anyway. Out on the runway it'll be well away from all that and the signal strength would be a lot lower than from a phone on board.

One thing I did have on a recent flight - cabin crew came on the PA system in-flight and specifically instructed passengers to ensure their phones were switched off (it wasn't the usual turn electronic devices off call), so I wonder if an errant signal got picked up by something. Obviously not something critical as I'm still here to recount. :)

Anyway, as the law currently stands, Ofcom plans aside, no radio transmitters are to be used onboard by passengers - and that includes bluetooth.

PS - Brainiac tried the mobile phone at a garage thing. They put several phones inside a petrol-soaked caravan. Nothing happened - until of course instinct took over and they detonated the caravan anyway. :D
 
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Marky said:
When I went on holiday last year - I used my phone in "Flight Mode" to listen to music and a flight attendant said to turn it off - even if it was in Flight Mode ¬_¬'
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Think of how some will also insist you raise your window blind during landing. I once aruged I'll be blinded (the sun was particularly intense) if I opened it, so she said just open it a little. I opened it about 1cm (I swear) and she said that was fine! This instantly led me to be sceptical of the abilities of some flight attendants, and so my tactic is to do what you want when they aren't looking - it really doesn't matter! Shove your phone in your pocket and they won't know what you are playing music from ;)
 
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