Originally Posted by Travel The World
Isn't it strange how some people are so anti-cellphones (that's mobile phones in English). The whole in-flight airline cellphone debate is fascinating: "people don't want to sit next to someone who's talking into their cellphone" ... I wonder if they'd mind if their neighbours were speaking to each other ?
I think you are missing the point about the in-flight cell phone objections. If I'm on the ground somewhere, I can move away from the obnoxious person. Stuck in the air, 18 inches from their yapping, I would have no option to move away to get away from their incessant cell phone conversation. And whoever noted that 99% of the cell phone conversations seem like useless banter was right. I have a cell phone. I use it when I need to. I move out to a hallway, or outside a restaurant, or somewhere so as not to bother people. I don't yell into it when 18 inches away from other people's hearing.
Yes, I do oppose using cell phones on airplanes while in flight. Blackberries? Now that's a great idea.