On 26-Feb-2009, "Morgans" wrote:

It is still a cellphone, and illegal to use in flight. Cellphones on
traditional frequencies are no good above several thousand feet, and the
net
generation frequencies that technically are legal, seem to have their
antennas on the towers pointed downward, so contact is gone at a
relatively
low altitude. No free lunch, here.



Thanks. Too bad though, it'd sure be nice to get the weather on long X-Cs
without spending so much for a new GPS.
Scott Wilson