In flight cell phones...NOOOOOOO!
Dec 11, 2004, 9:19 am
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In flight cell phones...NOOOOOOO!
Apparently the government is considering OKing cell phones while aloft.
Sounds horrible to me. I don't want to hear the typical moronic phone calls that people make for hours at a time. I don't want to hear people shouting or arguing. I don't want to hear the self-important berating the less powerful.
Flying is a big enough pain.
Sounds horrible to me. I don't want to hear the typical moronic phone calls that people make for hours at a time. I don't want to hear people shouting or arguing. I don't want to hear the self-important berating the less powerful.
Flying is a big enough pain.
Dec 11, 2004, 9:23 am
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Forget my two front teeth...
If there's a Santa Claus, there will be no cell phone use in the air! Please, oh please.
I can barely stand it now when we're boarding and as soon as the wheels hit the ground the cell phones come out and the shouting begins. My favorite is the jerk sitting next to me in FC wearing shorts and a tshirt, has already removed his sneakers, and is telling his wife at a volume we can all hear how he "scored" an upgrade for free on a $109 transcon flight.
One of the primary things I love about flying is the forced time "away from it all". Flying for me is a chance for rest and reflection. Cell phones will drive me out of the air!
I can barely stand it now when we're boarding and as soon as the wheels hit the ground the cell phones come out and the shouting begins. My favorite is the jerk sitting next to me in FC wearing shorts and a tshirt, has already removed his sneakers, and is telling his wife at a volume we can all hear how he "scored" an upgrade for free on a $109 transcon flight.
One of the primary things I love about flying is the forced time "away from it all". Flying for me is a chance for rest and reflection. Cell phones will drive me out of the air!
Dec 11, 2004, 9:45 am
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No kidding! The last thing I want to hear is cell phone chat. The only thing I can think they would be useful for is just for emergencies or if you are about to miss a connection or something. Other than that. Keep them off the flight.
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Dec 11, 2004, 10:13 am
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Originally Posted by catwood
i'm not for it, but personally i'd like to be able to text message. I like doing that as a time killer.
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Dec 11, 2004, 11:49 am
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Originally Posted by EnvoyBoy
One of the primary things I love about flying is the forced time "away from it all". Flying for me is a chance for rest and reflection. Cell phones will drive me out of the air!
Dec 11, 2004, 1:29 pm
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Today on "Wait, wait. Don't tell me." with Michael Feldman on PRI:
The government is reconsidering allowing cell phone use on planes while in flight. They should then also reconsider allowing us to bring weapons on board.
The government is reconsidering allowing cell phone use on planes while in flight. They should then also reconsider allowing us to bring weapons on board.
Dec 11, 2004, 1:46 pm
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Has anyone ever surreptitiously turned on their cell phone in mid-flight? No phone I've ever owned has ever worked above 3-5,000 feet! so I don't think there's much to worry about here.
Dec 11, 2004, 8:12 pm
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No
I agree. Cell phone conversations are usually too stupid. But that's what I guess I get for snooping in people's conversations (which for cell phones, is hard not to do).
BTW, PhlyingRPh, do you work for a retail pharmacy?
BTW, PhlyingRPh, do you work for a retail pharmacy?
Dec 12, 2004, 9:12 am
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Hello,
I really fear about the day that all airlines will have introduced cellphone reception in the air. (Until that moment I will use "quiet" airlines...).
As I told before, some people on this earth speak noisier than others. My nightmare is to be cramped in coach on a long haul (may be AZ, MS, AI etc...) between two phoning local people... Imagine the noise in the middle of the night...
I hope that airline "lurkers" are also reading flyertalk and study about that (this technology can be introduced on private jets, but not on commercial airliners, please).
Patrick
I really fear about the day that all airlines will have introduced cellphone reception in the air. (Until that moment I will use "quiet" airlines...).
As I told before, some people on this earth speak noisier than others. My nightmare is to be cramped in coach on a long haul (may be AZ, MS, AI etc...) between two phoning local people... Imagine the noise in the middle of the night...
I hope that airline "lurkers" are also reading flyertalk and study about that (this technology can be introduced on private jets, but not on commercial airliners, please).
Patrick
Dec 13, 2004, 8:55 am
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Evidently we will have absolutely nothing to say about it, as usual. Any airline that will take pillows out of FC (American) certainly doesn't want to hear what we, the passenger, think! I guess I will stop flying, period, if cell phones are allowed.
Dec 13, 2004, 11:15 am
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Originally Posted by PhlyingRPh
Has anyone ever surreptitiously turned on their cell phone in mid-flight? No phone I've ever owned has ever worked above 3-5,000 feet! so I don't think there's much to worry about here.
Dec 13, 2004, 11:46 am
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Originally Posted by tpowaleny
BTW, PhlyingRPh, do you work for a retail pharmacy?
