Originally Posted by flyastrojets
The 170 may be so new that they haven't gotten approval for cell phone use during taxi-in yet. Just a thought.
That's the reason.
With the OP's comments about the overheads being skimpy....I'm hoping that's in relation to mainline overheads?

I have no problems fitting my 20" Travelpro (rollaboard) into an overhead on a 170...other RJs I'm lucky if I can fit a fully loaded briefcase.