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Battle Over Inflight Smartphone Use

“I’ve just landed.” How many times have you heard someone shout that into their cellphone as you taxi to the gate? Aren’t you glad you don’t have to listen to the person in the seat behind you yell into their phone “Honey, I can see Greenland” when you’re flying the polar route from SEA to AMS? We’re not allowed to make cellphone calls in the air. But airlines do allow Internet calls.

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Viber App Morphs Your Phone Into a Phone

Viber morphs your iPhone into a phone, plain and simple. It allows you to call any smartphone in the world for free.

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Sprint Eliminates Unlimited Hotspot and Mobile Broadband Plan

Starting November 2011 and effective beginning with the next bill following notification, Sprint customers who have a mobile broadband device such as a tablet, netbook, notebook, USB card, connection card or Mobile Hotspot device, will no longer have access to unlimited 4G on their network monthly data allowance. According to Sprint…

Man Using Mobile Telephone on Airplane

Airline Passenger Arrested For Refusing to Turn Off Mobile Telephone

A passenger who reportedly refused to turn off his mobile telephone after being instructed to do so was arrested by authorities upon arrival in El Paso on Southwest Airlines flight 1833 from Phoenix. There is an unconfirmed report that…

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My new favorite airline

I have a new favorite airline. Not because they have a better on-time record, and not because they offer better fares.

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