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You have to switch the phone to airplane mode for the flight so it's useless anyway.
The last few flights I was on I didn't notice them telling people to put phones in airplane mode, in contrast to years ago when they made a big deal about it. During landing they said to put laptops away but that small electronic devices could still be used, so if someone wanted to be on their phone the whole time nothing's stopping them and no one is checking if it is in airplane mode. Although it would be pointless for most of the flight anyway because there is no signal. If you wanted to use the in-flight wifi, you can turn wifi on while airplane mode is on and that will work.
Aside from, y'know, downloaded stuff. That said my phone lasts so much longer in airplane mode, it's ridiculous.
Eh, I fly a lot and never switch it off
That's just government propaganda.
Nah. You know how you hear that noise through speakers of phones trying to connect through things? "Dukadukadukadrrrrr"
Yeah, that still floods the headsets as EMI and if it's not that, it's cuts and static noises.
It's fucking infuriating. You gotta re-request comms off tower and that pisses off all the other comms traffic and AT. Especially on landing as everyone turns their phones on early. Sometimes it's like trying to listen to your car's navigation but suddenly you have three screamin toddlers in the back seat.
Don't do it.
Sounds like that's the pilot's problem not mine.
If the pilot misses an instruction it could very quickly become your problem too.
That's just more government propaganda.
To serve what end?
I couldn't tell you that I'm not the government.
How do you know it's propaganda?
What you're saying isn't adding up.
You're the type who probably doesn't believe that birds are government drones.