How come you can use your laptop and iPod on a plane, but not your mobile?

Question

Unless the mobile is in "flight mode" or something like that. Whats the difference?

Answer 1

the cell phone waves interfere with other satellites causing the plane to become off coarse or possibly crash.

Answer 2

Cell phones utilize satellites, just like air planes. It could s***w things up.

Answer 3

laptops and ipods u get the energy it needs from a computer and a mobil has to go through wires and conect with somthing but ipods and laptops dont see now

Answer 4

i think it has something to do with the signals coming from the phone. An ipod has its own unit and doesnt communicate with any sort of signals