Go Back  FlyerTalk Forums > Travel&Dining > Travel Technology
Reload this Page >

Devices in Airplane Mode...

Devices in Airplane Mode...

Old Jul 7, 2008, 7:06 am
  #16  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: BA Gold, A3 Gold, FB Gold, Bonvoy Titanium / LTP, Accor Plat
Posts: 13,769
Turkish go so far as to say in their in-flight magazine that even phones in 'flight mode' are not allowed - they have to be completely off.

BA, on the other hand, say in their safety video "if your device has a flight mode, activate it now". Much better.
typical is offline  
Old Jul 7, 2008, 10:04 pm
  #17  
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 179
Wirelessly posted (bb: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) BlackBerry8310/4.2.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)

Originally Posted by AlanInDC
Originally Posted by baroqueboy
In my experience, FAs seem to be quite knowledgeable as to how to check LAPTOPS to make sure the WiFi is turned off, and indeed I am only asked to show my WiFi settings about half the time I fly. So no problems there.
Really? Wow. I use my laptop on about 50% of my segments and I have never been asked about the WiFi setting on it. Though I probably should be asked, as I never bother to disable it. I know; I'm a bad person.
Bad, bad person! :-D
How have you managed not to make any planes crash?
gitsumjunkmail is offline  
Old Jul 8, 2008, 4:59 am
  #18  
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Detroit; Formerly Dubai
Posts: 3,652
Of course, this point is rather moot since the presence of inflight wifi on a growing number of flights demonstrates that this is not a problem.

With iPhones it is interesting, because it seems that stewardess alarm bells go off when you are typing into the units. It appears that people have not been hassled when using it as an mp3 machine, watching videos, or playing a game.
Dubai Stu is offline  
Old Jul 8, 2008, 9:59 am
  #19  
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: OSL/IAH/ZRH (time, not preference)
Programs: UA1K, LH GM, AA EXP->GM
Posts: 38,253
Originally Posted by Dubai Stu
Of course, this point is rather moot since the presence of inflight wifi on a growing number of flights demonstrates that this is not a problem.

With iPhones it is interesting, because it seems that stewardess alarm bells go off when you are typing into the units. It appears that people have not been hassled when using it as an mp3 machine, watching videos, or playing a game.
How do they tell the current iPhone apart from the iPod Touch?
weero is offline  
Old Jul 8, 2008, 10:40 am
  #20  
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Detroit; Formerly Dubai
Posts: 3,652
I'm not sure, but a Touch has wifi and e-mail. You could argue that the distinction is irrelevant if you don't recognize flight mode.
Dubai Stu is offline  
Old Jul 8, 2008, 9:01 pm
  #21  
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: YEG
Programs: UA 1P, National Exec Elite
Posts: 188
Originally Posted by Dubai Stu
I'm not sure, but a Touch has wifi and e-mail. You could argue that the distinction is irrelevant if you don't recognize flight mode.
They look slightly different, the touch is thinner. Does the touch even have airplane mode?

I would let the FA have it if they said that I couldn't use my iPhone in Airplane Mode!
njmcgreg is offline  
Old Jul 9, 2008, 12:36 am
  #22  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: SNA
Programs: UA Million Mile Nobody, Marriott Platinum Elite, SPG Gold
Posts: 25,228
Originally Posted by njmcgreg
They look slightly different, the touch is thinner. Does the touch even have airplane mode?

I would let the FA have it if they said that I couldn't use my iPhone in Airplane Mode!
The Touch doesn't specifically have an airplane setting. You have to go into the "Settings" section and turn the WiFi off. I keep getting hassled about it when I bring my Touch to my chemo sessions. They say no cell phones in that part of the hospital, but the doctors all have theirs on, like most pilots I've seen. I guess they buy their cell phone at a special store.
flyinbob is offline  
Old Jul 10, 2008, 11:18 am
  #23  
Suspended
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: AAdvantage, SkyMiles, USAir, Singapore, BA
Posts: 602
Nothing will deplete a cell phone battery faster than leaving it on in flight.

You see, the phone is continuously trying to lock onto a cell site, and it uses power to do it. It can't lock to a site, of course, because at cruising altitude, the airplane is "out of sight" of the cell towers, which are engineered with horizontal antenna patterns to save their own power.
CessnaJock is offline  

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Manage Preferences - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.