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T-Mobile Really Wants You to Know They are Not a Part of the C-Band 5G Airline Drama

Kellen January 20, 2022 23

The ongoing back and forth between the FAA and airlines and Verizon and AT&T over deployment of C-Band 5G around airports is not the most interesting of subjects. I wouldn't blame you for not really following closely along with it. However, it is important...

Verizon and AT&T Still Plan 5G Launch Tomorrow, Just Not Around Airports

Kellen January 18, 2022 16

Verizon and AT&T had set January 19 as the day they would fire up their fancy C-Band 5G networks after delaying for a couple of weeks due to concerns from the FAA and airline industry. Tomorrow is still go-live day for both, but a last minute call for a...

Hey Airlines, You Can Stop Warning People About Exploding Galaxy Note 7s

Kellen January 11, 2017 49

Yesterday, the FAA announced that airlines no longer have to start their pre-boarding notifications by telling the world that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a ticking time bomb and is banned from planes. That doesn't mean the phone isn't still banned from planes...

Samsung: We See You FAA, and We’ll Expedite New Shipments of the Note 7 From This Week

Kellen September 9, 2016 147

Seconds after pressing publish on that last article about the FAA telling Galaxy Note 7 owners that they would rather you not use your mini-bomb on planes, Samsung has issued a response. That response says that Samsung is aware of the FAA's recommendation and...

FAA Finally Says That We Can Use Electronics During Takeoff and Landing

Eric October 31, 2013 41

When the Federal Airlines Administration first set the rule that stated people were not allowed to use personal electronic devices when a flight was taking off or landing, there was certainly a reason for it. Mobile devices and the airline industry themselves...