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From: nospam on 2 Nov 2009 00:22 In article <5CuHm.51192$PH1.1085(a)edtnps82>, Dudley Hanks <dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: > I don't know if all airlines have adopted these practices, but I wouldn't be > surprised. you aren't supposed to use electronics during takeoff or landing, but during cruise it's fine. some airlines prohibit photography of airline staff but allow pics out the window or of people you're traveling with. what i find amusing is that since there is now inflight wifi internet for a fee, wireless transmitters are suddenly safe.
From: nospam on 2 Nov 2009 00:24 In article <l4ydnTzAg9Lt53PXnZ2dnUVZ_uadnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Neil Harrington <secret(a)illumnati.net> wrote: > I can't see how an ordinary digital camera could pose any sort of problem, > unless it were one of the very few that have WiFi built in. I wonder how > literally "all electronics" is taken. Surely they don't ban the use of > digital watches or hearing aids, for example. the rule is if it has an on/off switch, it must be off for takeoff and landing. if there's no wifi on board, any device with wireless functionality must have that feature disabled (e.g., airplane mode in a cellphone).
From: Neil Harrington on 2 Nov 2009 01:27 "Ghett Rheel" <grheel(a)someisp.net> wrote in message news:iqtse5pv5h0up6dto6o1pnfgsd55fuviob(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:02:41 GMT, "Dudley Hanks" > <dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: > Dudley, don't even bother answering this jerk. It's just our resident pest, the dingleberry. He changes names several times a day, but you can always recognize him by his dingleberry attitude.
From: Neil Harrington on 2 Nov 2009 01:31 "nospam" <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:021120090122536502%nospam(a)nospam.invalid... > In article <1YGdnXkO6qtZ6nPXnZ2dnUVZ_hmdnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Neil > Harrington <secret(a)illumnati.net> wrote: > >> Rog, I knew about cell phones, because my sister -- who flies quite a >> lot, >> including internationally -- had told me they couldn't be used during >> takeoff or landing (or in flight either, if I understood her correctly). >> She >> mentioned that often after landing, as soon as the seat belts light went >> out >> you could hear cell phones snapping open all over the cabin. > > many airlines now allow cellphone use while taxiing to the gate after > landing. > >> (*She* could >> hear that I suppose, but I never did, probably because my hearing is very >> poor.) I can understand prohibiting the use of cell phones. And I can >> understand prohibiting the use of laptops too, since probably most of >> them >> now in use have WiFi. > > laptops are fine, especially with inflight wifi, however, voip apps are > banned. a couple of airlines have considered inflight cellphones using > a picocell on the plane. Life just gets increasingly complicated, doesn't it? :-)
From: Dudley Hanks on 2 Nov 2009 01:47
"nospam" <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:021120090122566686%nospam(a)nospam.invalid... > In article <5CuHm.51192$PH1.1085(a)edtnps82>, Dudley Hanks > <dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote: > >> I don't know if all airlines have adopted these practices, but I wouldn't >> be >> surprised. > > you aren't supposed to use electronics during takeoff or landing, but > during cruise it's fine. some airlines prohibit photography of airline > staff but allow pics out the window or of people you're traveling with. > > > what i find amusing is that since there is now inflight wifi internet > for a fee, wireless transmitters are suddenly safe. Isn't that the way it generally works? In the early days of commercial air travel, bringing food on board was probably taboo -- at least until they found a way to charge for it, or to work it into the price of the ticket... Take Care, Dudley |