lxAstrosxl
Premium
join:2000-10-13
Carol Stream, IL
clubs: | True.
It would be annoying as hell to have almost every single person on flight talking on their cell phone for no reason because they are idiots and need something to do...it would be the worste flight ever. |
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wirelesswoes
join:2004-02-12
Hialeah, FL | They just want to make some cash. Most people (that I know) don't have Cingular's multimedia package and therefore have to pay for every txt sent and received. |
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Goldman
join:2002-06-21
Maumelle, AR
| reply to lxAstrosxl
said by lxAstrosxl  :It would be annoying as hell to have almost every single person on flight talking on their cell phone for no reason because they are idiots and need something to do...it would be the worste flight ever. I agree. Flights are cramped and miserable enough without having to hear the loud, obnoxious conversations of others for hours on end. I say keep the ban. |
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MoviePhreak9
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join:2002-07-17
India
| Nice Scam by Cingular
Yeah I agree, its a great way for Cingular to make money. However I do see that it could be a liability if some how a plane crashes (which is inevitable) and someone is talking on their cell phone (which is also inevitable; even though the cell phone might not be the cause of the plane crash).
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Kfedka
Premium
join:2005-05-06
Spokane, WA
| reply to Goldman
Re: True.
I flew aeroflot from seattle, wa to moscow, russia and they allowed cellphone usage and laptop usage, just as long as it wasn't during take off or landing. There didn't seem to be to many issues of loud cell phone talkers. On the other hand the flight was 12 hours non stop so all were dredged out. |
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MPScan
Premium
join:2001-08-24
Boston, MA | 'Net is better....
On the AP wire about this story it also included how United Airlines internal research showed that something like 82% of business travellers would rather have internet access in the sky vs. cell phone availability. |
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Sebastian
Premium
join:2000-12-22
New Haven, CT | they aren't stupid.. of course they rather you use text/email. my plan:
phone call: free
text/email: 10 cents |
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CPM
join:2001-08-24
Miami, FL | Well then you have a bad plan.. I get free text and email. |
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stet
Volitar Prime
join:2002-03-08
Warren, MI
| reply to wirelesswoes
Re: True.
That's what I'm thinking too. They are just using the general public's annoyance at cell phone use in confined spaces as a convenient marketing tool to promote their text messaging service, at 10 cents per message sent or received.
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Sebastian
Premium
join:2000-12-22
New Haven, CT
| reply to CPM
Re: 'Net is better....
i have free incoming. there are no "free" text messaging plans on cingular unless you pay an extra fee.. which still isn't free because you're paying a fee. verizion for example charges for incoming and outgoing.
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Unregistered User
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timcuth
| Airlines should just say no
Where are the airlines in all this? They should just step forward and say that they will not allow cell phone use on their planes. That will end this once and for all.
I own a cell phone, and the only non-emergency use I can see for them on a plane is if you're sitting on the runway behind 10 other planes, and you need to call someone and say you'll be late. If that should happen, the pilot should make an announcement that passengers may turn their phones back on and use them for the next five minutes, after which time another announcement would be made that they must be turned off. Simple as that.
People do not need to be in constant touch with others, unless there's some kind of dire emergency, and, no, this doesn't include planning an upcoming business meeting or calling a broker to buy or sell stock. All of these things should've already been handled before the flight, or they can be handled after the plane lands. And even in the case of an emergency, anyone on a plane is going to have little ability to actually do anything about it until they're back on the ground anyway, so leaving a voicemail is just as effective as calling them. When the plane lands, they can get the message and deal with it. |
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ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN
 ·RCN CABLE
| reply to MoviePhreak9
Re: Nice Scam by Cingular
I agree with you. I don't want to be on some plane and die cuz some clown needs to use cell phone. phone calls are useless in the air. make calls b4 and after flight. Properly shielded laptops you can rent at ticket desk or from stewardess giving you internet access. |
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flyer545454
@comcast.net
| Oh, Cingular, come on! Let's be honest...
What really makes me mad is that Cingular is really opposed to lifting the ban because they are scared of what that might do to their terrestial cellular network which may go crazy with people switching cells every minute becuase they are in the air (the system probably won't handle this well) not becuase they are worried that talking on the airplane will be annoying to other people. What is really annoying is that they are positioning this as if they are concerened about other people while they are really only concerened about themseleves. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA | Uh, wouldn't the same apply to people using text messaging, which is what they're trying to encourage?
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russotto
join:2000-10-05
Collegeville, PA | reply to Kfedka
Re: True.
Not many cells in the northern pacific or over Siberia, so I don't imagine the cell phones would have worked most of the flight. |
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
Premium
join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
| reply to Unregistered User
Re: Airlines should just say no
said by Unregistered User:
Where are the airlines in all this? They should just step forward and say that they will not allow cell phone use on their planes. That will end this once and for all. That's just slightly better than an airline coming forward and saying "We will not carry any business travellers". The fact of the matter is all but a couple airlines make their money on business travelers, who don't fly on the standby nonrefundable super cheap ticket, and these are the people that are going to want to use cell phones the most.
Face it, for the most part, if you bought a discount ticket the only reason you're on the plane is because no one else was there to pay full price.
The solution isn't banning cellphone use, it's in the airlines being willing to enforce a set of close quarters decency rules; but seeing how most have no problem watching someone spend 4 hours plastered to the window because some fat guy didn't have the decency to buy 2 seats, (and in fact insisted on the middle seat so he could use the aisle and window seats to expand into) I don't see this happening anytime soon.
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roamer1
sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
clubs:
| Huh?
so Cingular is opposed to lifting the ban because of the annoyance of voice calls...but then is wanting to tell its customers to use text messaging and other network-based services that would still be restricted if the ban isn't lifted? It's as if the left hand doesn't know what the right hand wants...but that's par for the course for Cingular these days. 
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
Premium
join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
| reply to djrobx
Re: Oh, Cingular, come on! Let's be honest...
said by djrobx :Uh, wouldn't the same apply to people using text messaging, which is what they're trying to encourage? I imagine a burst transmission (such as a text message) would be significantly less of a problem then a sustained connection (such as a phone call). But it's a moot point because AFAIK lifting of the ban is to be accompanied with installing a microcell on the plane so that the phones won't transmit with enough power to interfere with cells on the ground.
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
Premium
join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
| reply to ossito16
Re: Nice Scam by Cingular
said by ossito16 :I agree with you. I don't want to be on some plane and die cuz some clown needs to use cell phone. phone calls are useless in the air. make calls b4 and after flight. Properly shielded laptops you can rent at ticket desk or from stewardess giving you internet access. The interference issue is a ruse to deflect attention away from the real problem which is the issue of cell system not being able to cope with phones being in contact with potentially thousands of cells; and that from what I was told by a reputable source, one side effect is that the callers don't get billed.
Think about it, if electronic interference were really an issue electronics would be banned from all flights, as they could be used to bring down planes. You really think they'd be banning razors and not something that could screw with the avionics?
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ossito16
join:2004-07-31
Whiting, IN | Yeah, I never thought about that, point taken. |
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