What do WiFi or 3G devices do to electronics in jets?

The fact is that there are wires that are hundreds of feet long in an aircraft. Those make for very sensitive and long antennae's that can pick up very weak signals with effects that are difficult to calculate.
 
who cares, it is the best rule in aviation ever. Who really want's to haer a bunch of idiots talking on the phone for a long flight. It's bad enough with the crying kids.
 
The antennas for cell towers have a flat radiation pattern (like a disk around the tower), and will be nearly deaf to anything right overhead-so cellphones won't work at altitude. The old idea of cellphones using multiple cell sites while in flight is based on 20 year old technology and a healthy dose of wives tale.
 
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