Just saw the following "enhancement" to CO's service. Am I the only one who uses their own headset in FC or coach? Hmm.

Continental Offers Free Entertainment
Enhanced inflight program gives option to use your own headset.

Continental Airlines has enhanced its audio/video inflight entertainment. You can use your own headset at no charge on board a Continental operated flight and enjoy feature films or short-subject programs.

If you need a headset, they can be purchased for $2 on board Continental aircraft.*

The charge is applicable on flights:

within the contiguous United States
to/ from Alaska, Hawaii and Canada
to/ from select destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and the mid-Pacific.
You may keep and reuse your purchased headset on your next Continental flight. Continental will continue to offer free headsets on select international flights.

These new headsets fit easily over-the-ear, versus over-the-head, and utilize twin pin jacks. Customers who use personal headsets with single pins may not receive stereo sound on some aircraft.

* Non-electronic headsets are available on select DC-10 aircraft at no charge to the customer and are collected at the end of the flight.

This is old news.

Yes.

Here's something of a twist, though: I have some old headset "rental" coupons... does this mean I can cash in 4 rental coupons and walk away with 4 pairs of my own?? Good thing I saved them.

Either that or use them for drinks...