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FCC Proposes Permitting In-Flight Voice/Data Cell Phone Use
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business opportunity!
I see a huge business opportunity for airport stores to sell more ear plugs and mobile device in-ear headsets and over-ear headphones with strong sound-attenuation qualities.
The cabin crew may have to pass them out on flights to prevent fights among passengers.
I see a huge business opportunity for airport stores to sell more ear plugs and mobile device in-ear headsets and over-ear headphones with strong sound-attenuation qualities.
The cabin crew may have to pass them out on flights to prevent fights among passengers.
This is wrong.
This is not about safety, it is about courtesy.
They must realise that the only people who will want to do this are the same discourteous people you always hear a mile away on the phone. You know, the ones talking about their personal business, like some demented exhibitionists who 'get off' on you hearing what they got up to last night.
This is not about safety, it is about courtesy.
They must realise that the only people who will want to do this are the same discourteous people you always hear a mile away on the phone. You know, the ones talking about their personal business, like some demented exhibitionists who 'get off' on you hearing what they got up to last night.
Hi Honey, ... Honey, are you there ... Hello ... Hello ... Honey, oh good - do we need milk ... Hello ... Hello ... Hello
It's already been proven multiple times that Cellphone waves or radio waves from electronic devices do not interfere with Airplane instruments or communication services but I honestly would like for the FCC to continue enforcing the cellphone ban for us travelers who love our peace and quite and high altitude wind-noise. Thank you.
I flew on a JetBlue flight the day after they changed for the new regs, and the flight attendant cheerfully announced that the devices could stay on except for laptops. Didn't mention anything about the airplane mode rule. A guy diagnally across the aisle from me was like "wow, okay!" and promptly made a phone call and loudly stayed on the phone until takeoff. I wanted to find a way to unscrew my tray table and throw it at his head.
Meanwhile, Southwest is first with gate-to-gate Wi-Fi!
http://www.swamedia.com/releases/wo...s-the-only-carrier-offering-gate-to-gate-wifi
I draw the line at phone calls, though. It's bad enough being crammed into a small plane, much less having the person next to you chatting the entire time.
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The Airplane mode rule still allows for wi-fi access, but not cellular data/voice.
http://www.swamedia.com/releases/wo...s-the-only-carrier-offering-gate-to-gate-wifi
I draw the line at phone calls, though. It's bad enough being crammed into a small plane, much less having the person next to you chatting the entire time.
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The Airplane mode rule still allows for wi-fi access, but not cellular data/voice.
Not a good idea. Not looking forward to all the noise and also being in the immediate vicinity, and for prolonged time, to multiple sources of electromagnetic radiation.
God knows that allowing voice calls in the air would make passengers even smellier.
The cheesiest, greediest domestic airline will attempt this first. Any guesses as to which one that would be?
Not using devices during takeoff and landing isn't about electronics.
It's about takeoff and landing being the most likely time for an accident to happen. It's the same reason they make you put away your bags, stow your tray table, open the shutters and place the seat in an upright position.
In a crash, your phone/tablet becomes a missile.
A wise bumper sticker once told me, "you're not stuck in traffic, you ARE traffic." You sir, are a passenger.
5 1/2 hour cross country flights looking at the the oily head of the fully reclined guy in front of you. now we get: sales sleazes making pitch calls; twerps calling into long 'important' meetings; and best yet, teenage girls ... calling everyone. time to buy some overpriced Bose noise-reducing headphones.
