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iPhone 4 Experiences 'Self Combustion' Aboard Just-Landed Aircraft

zoetmb said:
That may be true, but it's still the rule and people who don't turn their devices off because they think the rules don't apply to them are most certainly complete asses.
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The people who continue to use their electronics are asses because it inconveniences the flight attendants, who must (sometimes repeatedly) tell them to stop. But the people who simply put their electronics to sleep and put them away are not, because it doesn't affect anybody else.
 
zoetmb said:
That may be true, but it's still the rule and people who don't turn their devices off because they think the rules don't apply to them are most certainly complete asses.

They're no different than the clowns who jump up when the plane lands before the plane taxis to the gate. Or those who decide to use the bathroom during takeoff.
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Or people driving around without a license plate?
 
I wonder what the user was doing with it prior to its self-destruction. Maybe he or she just received a mission, followed by "this message will self-destruct in ten seconds...".
 
I would've paid to see the look on some of the surrounding passenger's faces when they saw a smoking and glowing electrical device on that plane..

I bet, if just for a few seconds, someone s*** his/her pants..
 
this proves that the iPhone 4 can still be very hot gadget for these coming holidays... :eek:

But seriously - this is really bad. I wonder how Apple will respond to this incident, both to the public and to the specific iPhone owner in this case.
 
apple should have implemented this "feature" into future prototypes, so next time one is found at a bar ..... BOOM ! :p
 
Cougarcat said:
A complete ass? No, you're just being sensible. There is no evidence to suggest that electronics pose threats to aircraft.

It's just another silly rule to make us feel safe.
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Actually, the European Union is checking to remove this rule and has field tests running. Same with gas stations - when did anything ever happen? Letting the car radio run is probably a higher risk than having a phone on your ear...

PS: If you think over charging / charging with higher voltage is causing it: I don't think so. I almost always charge with the 10W iPad charger and so far (9 months) my iPhone does not show a sign of wear on the battery. It doesn't even get that hot (though it gets a little warmer when charging).
 
mijail said:
You mean that was illegal? I thought that those people exploit a known loophole in laws.
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No loophole unless it's been proven he was given the same make and model repeatedly for years.

And clearly you missed the point anyway. The issue was that some people think they don't have to follow the rules. Illegal or not. Some rules are, indeed, meant for the greater good of society.
 
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 5_0_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/534.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.1 Mobile/9A405 Safari/7534.48.3)

We're all being fooled into believing that this is a battery issue, when really the truth is far worse.

Siri has become self aware. And she's fighting back.
 
This is one of features of the new Find My iPhone app:

Remote Lock
Remote Wipe
Remote Destruct

It's still in beta, though. :p
 
Quite clearly the phone was actually a Mission Impossible message brought to you by siri.

"Your mission if you chose to accept it is to order some peanuts and then watch big mommas house 2 during your flight, this message will self destruct in 5 seconds"

This iPhone broked.

Only logical explanation

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biggreydog said:
I wonder what the user was doing with it prior to its self-destruction. Maybe he or she just received a mission, followed by "this message will self-destruct in ten seconds...".
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Dohhhh beaten to it. Our logic makes total sense :D
 
diazj3 said:
this proves that the iPhone 4 can still be very hot gadget for these coming holidays... :eek:

But seriously - this is really bad. I wonder how Apple will respond to this incident, both to the public and to the specific iPhone owner in this case.
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It is one incident out of millions of phones. They will comply with the Traffic Board etc but there won't likely be a statement etc. especially if it turns out the phone had been dropped etc at some prior point
 
I fly all the time with my iPhone 4, and it has never blown up.

Guess I'll have to make a Genius Bar appointment.
 
Mad-B-One said:
Actually, the European Union is checking to remove this rule and has field tests running. Same with gas stations - when did anything ever happen? Letting the car radio run is probably a higher risk than having a phone on your ear...

PS: If you think over charging / charging with higher voltage is causing it: I don't think so. I almost always charge with the 10W iPad charger and so far (9 months) my iPhone does not show a sign of wear on the battery. It doesn't even get that hot (though it gets a little warmer when charging).
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Mythbusters actually tested this:

http://mythbustersresults.com/episode49
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/m.../cell-phones-interfere-plane-instruments.html
http://kwc.org/mythbusters/2006/04/episode_49_cellphones_on_plane.html

It was found that 800-900 Mhz signals can cause disruption to navigation systems, and that just happens to be where the iPhone (and later) transmits on GSM. However, the disruption did not occur against shielded components.

Still, listen to the flight attendants. They're just enforcing the laws, not writing them.
 
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