  TrimlinePremium
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Windermere, FL |  VoIP is banned
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1 edit | Re: VoIP is banned said by Trimline:Why would VoIP be banned from use in an aircraft? Seems odd at $12.95 per trip. They want to ensure that you use their phones and pay megabucks to make a call.
Anyway I am thankful that someone can't just fire up skype and flap their gums for the entire flight. | |
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| | iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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| Re: VoIP is banned I think it's actually a courtesy thing. None of the flights I've been on in the last three years have had phones available at the seat. Then again, I've flown primarily Frontier, with a little Southwest, American and Continental to places that aren't DIA. | |
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| | | | said by fifty nine:said by Trimline:Why would VoIP be banned from use in an aircraft? Seems odd at $12.95 per trip. They want to ensure that you use their phones and pay megabucks to make a call. Anyway I am thankful that someone can't just fire up skype and flap their gums for the entire flight. I don't think anyone can keep it up for long.
Seriously, you can't even hear inflight movies clearly on their provided headphones. On a phone, it'd be like talking near a busy street with heavy equipment rumbling past.
Texting, twitter, and blackberry email. Now *that* I want.
I wonder if Google Maps on the blackberry will work inflight. | |
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|  nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | said by Trimline:Why would VoIP be banned from use in an aircraft? Seems odd at $12.95 per trip. For the same reason that they have yet to ok use of cellphones on flights: they don't want passengers get violent when some half-wit is jacking his jaws all through a multi-hour flight.
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| | | | Re: VoIP is banned still happens but bc of outher reasons | |
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| | | | said by nixen:said by Trimline:Why would VoIP be banned from use in an aircraft? Seems odd at $12.95 per trip. For the same reason that they have yet to ok use of cellphones on flights: they don't want passengers get violent when some half-wit is jacking his jaws all through a multi-hour flight. They also use satellite internet so it could also be a latency issue. | |
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| | | nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
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Alexandria, VA | Re: VoIP is banned said by fifty nine:said by nixen:said by Trimline:Why would VoIP be banned from use in an aircraft? Seems odd at $12.95 per trip. For the same reason that they have yet to ok use of cellphones on flights: they don't want passengers get violent when some half-wit is jacking his jaws all through a multi-hour flight. They also use satellite internet so it could also be a latency issue. Until/unless they ok regular cell phones, I'd hedge that it's mostly under the same umbrella for blocking adult websites and other content that might irritate/offend nearby passengers.
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| | | | | | Re: VoIP is banned said by nixen:Until/unless they ok regular cell phones, I'd hedge that it's mostly under the same umbrella for blocking adult websites and other content that might irritate/offend nearby passengers. If that is indeed the case, my faith in mankind is partially restored, just a little.  | |
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| | | Re: Inflight WiFi is worth it! I used the Delta service my last couple flights. Was great, made flight seem short. It worked on both my Pre and laptop under same account. They have a trial promocode. | |
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| | | yes, in flight wi-fi is a real timesaver for me. I know it's high for consumers, but it's definitley worth my time to be connected for 2+ hours for business. I just wish they hhad it tied to my laptop card plan (meaning I get 1 or 2 Go-GO uses per month if I subsctibe to an EVDO or HSPA aircard). | |
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join:2000-11-17
Princeton Junction, NJ
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| Blocking VoIP How would they actually go about blocking VoIP? Latency can't be the issue because the Internet connection is fed by RF from towers on the ground. Blocking VoIP would run afoul of Net Neutrality, and can be easily bypassed with a VPN. Blocking VPN would have them lose most of their business customers that have expense accounts to pay for the connection. | |
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| | why isn't texting allowed in flight? Texting should be allowed in flight. I mean what if your plane gets diverted because of a bad storm. How are you supposed to notify your party on their way to pick you up at the airport? | |
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| | | Re: why isn't texting allowed in flight? @wife: Plane is crashing, will be late for dinner | |
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| RaydrPremium,MVM
join:2000-11-19
Carrollton, TX | How about they just check the flight status themselves? | |
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|  joakoPremium
join:2000-09-07
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| The ONLY reason mobile phones are not permitted in flight is the FCC. Think about it one plane 35,000 feet off the ground moving very fast... it causes interference on the ground.
Ignoring the bans I have tried to use various mobile phones in flight and it generally does not work well. Even on turboprop flights it is very hard to get reception and hold a call.
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| |  r81984Fair and BalancedPremium
join:2001-11-14
Katy, TX | Re: why isn't texting allowed in flight? It does not cause interference that was myth invented to ban cell phones.
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| Re: why isn't texting allowed in flight? said by r81984:It does not cause interference that was myth invented to ban cell phones. Then why are mobile phones not permitted in flight?
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| | | Re: How I like inflight wifi I'm on a Delta flight out of ATL right now as I type this. Just crossed the TX/NM border at 34000'.
Been connected non-stop since 10k' and haven't dropped once. Made several skype out calls too. Everyone said I sounded the same as with a bluetooth. Best 10.95 I've ever spent. | |
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