Originally Posted by
travelmad478
That's a risk with any phone, and one of the reasons I don't bother with mobile-phone boarding passes. The other reason is that the few times I've used them, it's generally more of a hassle to get my phone out, find the relevant e-mail, click on it, and then (inevitably) have my phone screen go black just before I get to the agent so that I need to unlock it to show it to him/her. This takes two hands, so now I've got to put my stuff down, fumble with my ID...it's just a PITA. Paper works just fine and it's easier.
Agreed. I've used mobile boarding passes and have the same complaint. It's generally a hassle. I prefer paper. But to each their own. If you have never tried it, it certainly does work, as long as you can, as trvelmad says, find the email, click on the link, get it to come up on screen and stay up on screen until scanned. One more thing I have to worry about in the already complicated world of TSA. So I just do paper.