Some Malaysia Airlines Passengers Cell Phones Still Ringing

Generally when a cell phone is dead, on airplane mode, or doesn't have a signal, it goes straight to voicemail. Some families are claiming that some Malaysia Airlines 370 passengers cell phones are still ringing...

At least 19 families are claiming that their loved ones cell phones are still ringing, even though it's been days since Malaysia Airlines 370 went missing.

From Inquisitr:

They argued that cell phone and tower records could help authorities locate their missing relatives. More importantly, they believe the ringing tones prove their loved ones are still alive.

Malaysia Airlines official Hugh Dunleavy confirmed that the cell phones of several crew members appeared to be ringing as well. Dunleavy said the names of the employees and their cell phone numbers were given to authorities for further investigation.

The ringing phones have raised a lot of questions about the fate of the missing plane and its passengers. However, wireless analyst Jeff Kagan may have a simple explanation. Kagen said that some cell phones produce a ringing tone as soon as a call is initiated, often before the network has time to locate the phone:

“… that does not mean the phone you are calling is ringing yet… The network is searching for the phone. First based on where it last was, then it expands. Then if the network can’t find the phone, the call terminates.”

NBC News reports that some phones could produce a ringing tone, despite the fact that they are turned off or destroyed. It is simply impossible to determine whether the phones are actually intact and ringing.

 

To add to the mystery an unidentified businessman reported that three of his colleagues who were on the plane had their QQ messenger status' as online. They all went offline on Monday.