They say NO, because they already realize that in flight calling from cell phones is going to result in sleepless flights and arguments between passengers.
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.
Skype would probably be blocked and if you hacked to get through you'd probably find yourself dealing with the wrath of a pissed off flight attendant. You do not want to deal with the wrath of a pissed off flight attendant.
I HATE flying. the seats are uncomfortable, and if you decide you want to walk about the plane, a flight attendant urges you constantly to "please return to your seat". On top of that, having to be trapped next to a yapper would send me over the edge. 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.
A Sonicwall Pro or PIX Firewall is take care of your Skype trick and any other tricks you may have, including HTTPS/SSH allowed only to most common and known to be legit sites,
I actually feel bad when I'm seconds from launching out of my seat to choke the life out of someone trying to get that extra 2 mins of gab out before the plane taxis off. Theres no way I should be able to hear someone talking over my own music and in-ear earphones
Sure everyone is able to use those stupid in flight phones right now, but they are too cost prohibitive that most people would just wait. If cell phones were allowed to be used while in flight, the use would become much more rampant as the cost factor would be completely removed.
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They say NO, because they already realize that in flight calling from cell phones is going to result in sleepless flights and arguments between passengers.
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.
Actually everyone is allowed to call now
by using those silly phones.As long as they're expensive, no one would chat on them but banning is silly
Voice over IP, thats what they should offer too for the ones that dont know, and pretty much data too for the rest that have there own thing
Skype would probably be blocked and if you hacked to get through you'd probably find yourself dealing with the wrath of a pissed off flight attendant. You do not want to deal with the wrath of a pissed off flight attendant.
I HATE flying. the seats are uncomfortable, and if you decide you want to walk about the plane, a flight attendant urges you constantly to "please return to your seat". On top of that, having to be trapped next to a yapper would send me over the edge.
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.
A Sonicwall Pro or PIX Firewall is take care of your Skype trick and any other tricks you may have, including HTTPS/SSH allowed only to most common and known to be legit sites,
I actually feel bad when I'm seconds from launching out of my seat to choke the life out of someone trying to get that extra 2 mins of gab out before the plane taxis off. Theres no way I should be able to hear someone talking over my own music and in-ear earphones
Would it be possible to block that port on the Airplane?
Sure everyone is able to use those stupid in flight phones right now, but they are too cost prohibitive that most people would just wait. If cell phones were allowed to be used while in flight, the use would become much more rampant as the cost factor would be completely removed.