I completely agree. I am all for data and WIFI, but please do not turn on voice technology!! There would be more emergency landings than the FAA would know what to do with!
meh, it's no big deal. we had AirPhones on planes for a long time and did anyone ever notice? in fact, i only saw someone use it once in about a decade. with rates "comparable" to international calling, it seems more like for emergency use only, not for the person next to you yapping all flight.
"All this, of course, while FAA twiddles its thumbs for the "foreseeable future."" Thank god for that. Sometimes the best thing a government can do is nothing.
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Please god, no voice calling in the US on planes! I am all for data, but voice would be a disaster.
I completely agree. I am all for data and WIFI, but please do not turn on voice technology!! There would be more emergency landings than the FAA would know what to do with!
meh, it's no big deal. we had AirPhones on planes for a long time and did anyone ever notice? in fact, i only saw someone use it once in about a decade. with rates "comparable" to international calling, it seems more like for emergency use only, not for the person next to you yapping all flight.
"All this, of course, while FAA twiddles its thumbs for the "foreseeable future.""
Thank god for that. Sometimes the best thing a government can do is nothing.