Mobile Aviation Weather

Morgans wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote

What's wrong with aviationweather.gov? That's what I use on my cell
phone and I've never had a problem. Maybe you're using a 1980's cell
phone?

In the air, you are not supposed to use a cell phone, though.


I was able to keep an AT&T Edge network connection up to 7,000 feet this
weekend on my iPhone.

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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Morgans wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote

What's wrong with aviationweather.gov? That's what I use on my cell
phone and I've never had a problem. Maybe you're using a 1980's cell
phone?

In the air, you are not supposed to use a cell phone, though.


I was able to keep an AT&T Edge network connection up to 7,000 feet this
weekend on my iPhone.

So, without going into the whole debate again, is that one of the legal
ones to use in the air, and if lots of people started using them at 7,000
feet, would the system not overload from hitting too many towers?

What does ATT say about using them in an aircraft? I know the response is
about the FCC, and that they are not prohibited, but realistically, is there
something about the Edge network that keeps the tower hits down?
--
Jim in NC

On Nov 1, 9:48 am, "Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net
wrote:
Morgans wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote

What's wrong with aviationweather.gov? That's what I use on my cell
phone and I've never had a problem. Maybe you're using a 1980's cell
phone?

In the air, you are not supposed to use a cell phone, though.

I was able to keep an AT&T Edge network connection up to 7,000 feet this
weekend on my iPhone.

When I'm going into SMO I can't get ATIS until I get over the
mountains but I can get aviationweather.gov over Bakersfield. Its nice
to see the sat picture and get METARs.

-Robert