Originally Posted by
COpltASgldPHX
It was probably just another laptop or wireless device with 802.11... enabled. I see that all the time when I power up my laptop or smartphone on ships I know not to have WiFi...in "airline mode" of course!
Yes, I see ad hoc wireless networks all the time on planes. You have to wonder if people realize what they have turned on and the potential risk.
Originally Posted by
I_Hate_US_Airways
Was on a p.s. flight 2 weeks & my computer said that there WAS a wireless connection available. Tried as I did though, couldn't connect to it )-: ...
Unless the FAs announced it, it was probably an ad hoc wireless network from another laptop/pda.