In-Flight Internet Headed For Bumpy Landing? > Worth It

reply to drew

Re: Worth It

Jesus, let it go. If it were such a problem they wouldn't allow it at all.

reply to Ericthorn
Do you get this unreasonably angry when someone talks to the person next to them?

Not a bit.. that's conversational...

And I'm not 'angry' about it lol.. It's more that it's just funny that people are so self important that they need to pull out their phone and call someone right away.

It's all about courtesy - there is absolutely no reason you need to call them as soon as the plane has landed. There are very few reasons you might need to call them before take off. Period.
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In your not so humble opinion.

You've indicated that a plane is some magic place where the person hearing the other side of the conversation isn't there physically, it's rude. If I talked to someone to my side in the same volume as I did on the phone there is no difference than your asburd pet peeve.
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reply to Ericthorn
Give me a break. I was astounded at the intensity of the backlash at the proposal to support mobile phones on airplanes. One would have thought the FCC was proposing the end of the world.

The really funny part is that we had in-flight phones for years and nobody even seemed to notice. Airplanes are so noisy that even loud conversations rarely carry past a few seats, and if I were ever bothered by an especially loud and chatty passenger I would simply ask him politely to finish up.

Why do we have to outlaw something just because you fear being possibly annoyed by it one day?

reply to drew
Yes, it is a magical place. It's why they turn off the cabin lighting.. take a flight overseas and the stewardess will ask you to close your window. It's one of the reasons there are noise cancelling headphones (beyond the ambient noise). Obviously you are one of those that says my personal conversation is more important than anyone else's comfort zone.

There is a huge difference beyond talking to a fellow passenger then the need to break open your iPhone and tell someone you've 'landed'.
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reply to Phil Karn2
You apparently are one of the important few that needs to make a call while in flight. That service is there only to make the airline and the provider a few bucks. It still annoys just about anyone around you.

Like I said.. conversation is one thing. Having to break out your cool phone because you are so cool and important to say you've 'landed' is another.

Happy Turkey day guys... may you enjoy your next flight
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reply to Ericthorn
Talking in a volume appropriate voice bothers your "comfort zone," seriously?

Might need to not ever, ever go outside your house ever again.
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Yea.. it does

Again, you're one of those obviously that thinks talking in a threater or opera is ok....

There is no difference on a plane. It's an enclosed area where I am forced to hear you, moderate volume or not.

Now, if you're calling your mom to say 'I'M ABOUT TO DIE'.. that's one thing. Calling to say you've landed.. you're just making it as you're so important that they need to know that..

Surprising that this is such an issue with a few.. You must be one of those that when you land the world needs to know about it.
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So exactly how is a airplane like a theatre?

reply to Ericthorn
One of the important few? How about the important many -- those who want to call their wives or husbands and let them know they've arrived so they can come and pick them up without waiting in front of the terminal and blocking other traffic.

Air travel is enough of a time-wasting activity as it is, with airport traffic, parking, shuttle buses, check-in lines, TSA waiting lines, long runs through the airport, lines at the counter, boarding lines, and so on. We finally have a technology that can help everyone save just a little less time, but no....you'd rather inconvenience the whole world rather than tolerate the guy next to you giving his attention to someone other than you for a whole 30 seconds.

Well, if it's that much of an imposition you can always charter an air taxi and keep the hoi polloi far, far away.

On an ordinary flight which is more or less on-time, the need to make a call as soon as possible is much smaller.

But if your flight has been delayed, circled the airport for an hour, then you will have more people wanting to make calls once they land to advise whoever they were meeting.

Just because some (many?) abuse their phones doesn't mean that there aren't valid reasons to need to make a call once the plane lands.

reply to Phil Karn2
You haven't 'arrived' if your plane just landed.

How does using your cell phone on the plane save time? If you call them when you actually get off the plane, they still have oodles of time to pick you up without any waiting. When I fly to see my girlfriend, I text her that I've landed, and I don't even bother to call her until I'm actually at the curb, because if I tell her any sooner, she's already driven through the pick up area at least once looking for me. I suppose if you're at the closest gate to the exit, and have no baggage to claim, and you'll literally be at the curb in less then 1 minute... and that happens how often?

I'm not speaking out of my ass here. I've been to more airports than most people will ever see in a lifetime.

There have been more than a few articles written about the abuse of cell phones. You obviously qualify.

What's actually worse than having to hear people make totally useless calls are the gay friggin tones people have to have because they apparently can't figure out how to use the 'vibrate' function.

Cell phones should simply be banned in airplanes. What did you do when you flew when they didn't exist? Oh, wait.. I see the answer to that already coming.
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You come across a a pretentious ass that wants attention for being some great world traveler that is wise beyond your years. Plenty of us do a lot of traveling, perhaps you are special, but it certainly doesn't impress me at all.

Yes, cell phone use by some people can be annoying, but you make a blanket statement trying to group all cell phone users into one group, which is silly. In your seemingly narrow view of the world, cell phone use is ridiculous on a plane, except in unusual circumstances. It's nice that your girlfriend is able to hop in a car and get to the airport in 10 minutes, but some of us are trying to save some money in these tough times, and a commute from the airport could be as much as an hour away. Waiting to call until after exiting the plane might be 30 minutes from the time you actually exit the runway. You don't know everyone's situation; but, for whatever reason, if it applies to you, apparently it should be good enough for us all.

Your position is a bit wishy-washy, too. In one comment you claim it's ok to use cell phones for emergencies and late flights, yet in another you say they should be completely outlawed on board an aircraft. If you want to ban all cell phones from planes, with your logic we should all be walking from place to place. After all, what did we do before cars, trains, and planes?

Your continued response to every comment with a differing opinion than yours indicates that this is a really big issue for you. So, have at it, I've said all I care to say about this subject.

Have a safe flight.

While I was cutting/pasting a reply, I thought better of it.

Some don't have a problem with it, I obviously do. Am I ever going to get over it? No Call it one of my 'pet peeves'.

Safe travels, chat away
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