http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/ Engadget Comments for Survey: 74% of US Americans say NO to in-flight calling, YES to data http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
YES to Data - because we all wanna have instant access to our email and to youtube.

Of course, a tech savvy person would use the data access to use SKYPE so they could make their calls at low rates rather than even attempting to use a ceell phone - or the air phone which will cost them a small fortune. ]]>May 21st 2008 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/by using those silly phones.As long as they're expensive, no one would chat on them but banning is silly
]]>May 21st 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/Movies are one thing, I can get up and walk away, I can move to another seat, I can beat the bitch to a pulp but with air marshals on the plane, and the whole 9-11 paranoia still in people's mind, it would prove a volatile situation that would end up in many flights landing early in alternate airports due to unruly passengers.

I say keep the ban on phones in place. It's not like they can't talk just about EVERYWHERE else. and if they really have the urge to flap their gums, let them pay the airplane rates.]]>May 21st 2008 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/

I vote NO]]>May 21st 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
what exactly is 'social' about listening to someone else talk on the phone?]]>May 21st 2008 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
I honestly get this bubbling up of anger whenever I have to get around people who are chatting away very loudly & don't seem to take others into consideration. I think I'm not alone so I would be concerned about other issues arising from in-flight calling ("fight, fight..").]]>May 21st 2008 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
Well on the bright side, you could just urge the overly loud speaker to take his conversation outside. That way they wouldn't bother everyone else, well except for the temporary loss of cabin pressure.]]>May 21st 2008 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
+1 for data. :)]]>May 21st 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/Who's there?
Lettuce.
Lettuce who?
Lettuce in, it's cold outside!

Now imagine me saying that to you. Entertainment.]]>May 21st 2008 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/

hahahaha]]>May 21st 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
Back to the subject, I am for the data-Yay!, voice-Nay! argument on board flights. Besides the chuckle I get from watching frantic synchronized phone dialing as SOON as the ok is given once the plane lands, I *really* don't want to hear about someone's medical history 25000 feet in the sky. Bad enough having to hear it on the train.]]>May 21st 2008 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future, for our [children]]]>May 21st 2008 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 22nd 2008 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
It is bad enough that people have no curdiousy anymore in plublic, yammering loudly about crap that none one wants to know about or cares to hear. ]]>May 21st 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
1. Hearing only one end of a conversation. If they want to put the conversation on speaker, I MIGHT want to listen in. But probably not.

2. Listening to some moron's "OMG? Really? No! Way!", etc. Uh, Yes way and really.

3. Listening to some moron's "F-this" and "F-that". Guess what? There are other words in the dictionary. A thesaurus is also a good reference. Expand your vocabulary.

4. People talk way TOO LOUD into a cell phone. What's the difference between a cell and a regular phone? Sheesh.

5. People don't pay attention to what they're doing while talking. I've had people stop right in front of me in a hallway for no reason other than reacting to their conversation. Thank god they weren't chewing gum at the same time.

Your peeves?]]>May 21st 2008 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
Yeah, I'm on the plane.

Yeah!

Yeah, I know!

Yeah.

Okay.

Bye!"]]>May 21st 2008 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
/Scene

The subway doors open, and a rush of commuting lemmings rush to the only source of natural light. When all of a sudden 4 of them stop dead in their tracks to see if they are close enough to get a signal thereby creating a traffic jam and some pissed off people.

the subways in Japan have full wireless signal, but everyone uses it for text and data... you never see anyone (as of my last few trips) on the phone talking,]]>May 21st 2008 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
2 times the calories, 1/2 the nutrition.

I missed the cell phone on planes connection in your comment. Too busy thinking about french toast waffles.

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I'm pretty sure this would mostly be used by business users who can expense the cost of the phone call, and I think that's fine. ]]>May 21st 2008 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 22nd 2008 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
Perhaps out on the wing...]]>May 21st 2008 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/May 21st 2008 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/survey-74-of-us-americans-say-no-to-in-flight-calling-yes-to/
@BobTurbo, thank you for the correction, i honestly didn't know. And i am 26
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For example I could care less about the cell phone issue where I couldn't care less to hear another long iPhone, mac vs pc debate or some other topic we get so inundated with here

Just throwing out that perspective …
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