The multitude of incompatible mobile phone systems in the United States and some other countries makes the situation more difficult — it is not clear if the onboard repeaters will be compatible with all of the different cell-phone protocols (TDMA, GSM, CDMA, iDen) and their respective providers.
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Following OnAir's series of tests that showed electromagnetic radiation of onboard GSM mobiles being lower than 1% of the limits endorsed by the World Health Organization and so significantly below radiation levels of common terrestrial emission levels, inflight usage of mobile phones is considered harmless to passengers' health.
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As of mid April 2007 Qantas teamed up with Panasonic Avionics Corporation and AeroMobile to commence a three-month trial that would "enable customers to send and receive e-mails, access the Internet and send and receive text messages from their own mobile phone".
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