Bob Greenblatt wrote:
Well, maybe it will work, but you are in violation of Title 47:
Telecommunication
PART 22‹PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES
Subpart H‹Cellular Radiotelephone Service

which states:
"§ 22.925 Prohibition on airborne operation of cellular telephones.

Cellular telephones installed in or carried aboard airplanes, balloons or
any other type of aircraft must not be operated while such aircraft are
airborne (not touching the ground). When any aircraft leaves the ground, all
cellular telephones on board that aircraft must be turned off. "

Yes, except for the fact that the "cellphones" nearly all of us have
these days are actually licensed under Title 47 Part 24 "Personal
communications services". I've never been able to find a prohibition
against use of Part 24 phones in flight (aside from FAA restrictions on
"cellphone" use in commercial aircraft), can you?

Marc