Cell phones work on airplanes the main ( technical) reason they are banned is the believe that they cause RF interference with some of the aircrafts electronic systems especially instrument landing systems. Although there is a lot of debate about how much of an issue this really is. Mythbusters even did a show about it.
But I think they real reason to ban them is to maintain the sanity of your fellow passengers.
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Cell phones work on airplanes the main ( technical) reason they are banned is the believe that they cause RF interference with some of the aircrafts electronic systems especially instrument landing systems. Although there is a lot of debate about how much of an issue this really is. Mythbusters even did a show about it.
But I think they real reason to ban them is to maintain the sanity of your fellow passengers.