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Re:FAA to lift mobile shut-down rule by retroafroman on Monday September 23, 2013 @11:57PM (#6435877)
Was it ever known if that was a marketing stunt for Zynga/Words with Friends? The articles I read about the incident pointed out the app specifically, which lead to some speculation.
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Re:FAA to lift mobile shut-down rule by CurtMonash on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @04:53AM (#6436745)
Words with Friends kind of presupposes cellular connectivity, albeit not with a lot of traffic.
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Re:FAA to lift mobile shut-down rule by glenra on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @11:10AM (#6438369)
I believe Baldwin's plane was either still at the gate or parked on the runway at the time. He still could have turned it off prior to actual takeoff.
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