"In-flight phone calls to become standard" OH SH*T please tell me it ain't so!

**PhoenixBSD** · 05-19-12 at 10:14 PM

I can't believe that loud obnoxious discourteous morons will soon be allowed to make in-flight phone calls. Some people are bad enough on the ground, shouting into their mobiles while gesturing wildly, now we will be their captured audience. I do believe reasonably priced Internet access should be available to all, especially on those interminably long boring overseas flights, but for heaven's sake in-flight phone calls are just wrong. As a pilot I never thought that phones and cameras ever really interfered with aircraft systems and thought they used that as an excuse to not allow phone calls during flights. Now there is apparently a change of heart, and we all will be suffering the consequences of this BS change in flight regulations. This quote from the article is bewildering:

Quote:

"You can't legislate manners from a regulatory standpoint," she said. "Sooner or later, the arguments against mobile connectivity are going to fall away."

Yeah, right. How many of us will have to suffer before in-flight calls are once again outlawed as a necessity. Here's a link to the article:

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http://editi*************2012/05/18/travel/flight-mobile-business-traveller/index.html?hpt=hp_bn6

EDIT: Don't know why the link refuses to display properly. I've tried several times already but asterisks continue to show up. Simply go to cnn.com and search for the article titled, "In-flight phone calls to become standard, say experts".

**Noledox** · 05-19-12 at 10:28 PM

I predict this will most negatively impact business class.

Also, this link seems to work:

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/travel/flight-mobile-business-traveller/index.html

Were you using an international version of the CNN site that happens to look like a censored word?

**PhoenixBSD** · 05-20-12 at 07:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Noledox

I predict this will most negatively impact business class.

Also, this link seems to work:

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/travel/flight-mobile-business-traveller/index.html

Were you using an international version of the CNN site that happens to look like a censored word?

The link is the same as yours except it began with: ...//edition dot cnn dot com/2012... not www dot cnn dot com. Can't figure out why "edition dot cnn dot com... is verboten.

Anyway thanks for posting the link!

Cheers &

**MacFalic** · 05-20-12 at 01:51 PM

Fine by me. It only affects those that fly. Personally I like to keep myself firmly affixed to Terra Firma. The more Firma, the less Terra.

**Gandolph13** · 05-20-12 at 04:34 PM

I can have a foul mouthed, big mouthed idiot thrown off a train (Not moving unfortunately), so can I have the same idiot thrown out of a plane??

Markdmk · 05-20-12 at 05:36 PM

In-flight phone service has been around for about 20 years, it just costs you a lot, and I am not talking about using your own cellphone.
Back in 1990s it was about $6/min over the land and $11/min over the ocean.
I even remember one young guy using it for 25 minutes in a half an hour regional flight for 200 miles, like he couldn't wait for 30 min; he had a cellphone back then.

**PhoenixBSD** · 05-20-12 at 07:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Markdmk

In-flight phone service has been around for about 20 years, it just costs you a lot, and I am not talking about using your own cellphone.
Back in 1990s it was about $6/min over the land and $11/min over the ocean.
I even remember one young guy using it for 25 minutes in a half an hour regional flight for 200 miles, like he couldn't wait for 30 min; he had a cellphone back then.

Yes, but that was very limited and expensive service. Soon everyone (willing to pay the surcharge) will be able to use their own cell phones on flights, which will lead to disastrous consequences for the rest of us.

And big G.... HELL yeah, throw the miscreant off the plane at 40,000 ft just like you would from a train!!!

Lobbydosser · 05-20-12 at 07:44 PM

Maybe you could get unlucky and have a guy sitting beside you with one of these:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcKqWQcgNuM&feature=related

Lobby D.

Failure to code external links will result in future warnings. - Gandolph13

05-19-12 at 10:28 PM	#2
Noledox Bad command or file name Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Terra Incognita Posts: 2,709	I predict this will most negatively impact business class. Also, this link seems to work: Code: Select All http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/travel/flight-mobile-business-traveller/index.html Were you using an international version of the CNN site that happens to look like a censored word? Last edited by Noledox; 05-19-12 at 10:31 PM.

05-20-12 at 07:47 AM	#3
PhoenixBSD Luminiferous Ether Sailor Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Thailand Posts: 1,698	Quote: Originally Posted by Noledox I predict this will most negatively impact business class. Also, this link seems to work: Code: Select All http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/travel/flight-mobile-business-traveller/index.html Were you using an international version of the CNN site that happens to look like a censored word? The link is the same as yours except it began with: ...//edition dot cnn dot com/2012... not www dot cnn dot com. Can't figure out why "edition dot cnn dot com... is verboten. Anyway thanks for posting the link! Cheers &

05-20-12 at 07:44 PM	#8
Lobbydosser Newcomer Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 10	Maybe you could get unlucky and have a guy sitting beside you with one of these: Code: Select All http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcKqWQcgNuM&feature=related Lobby D. Failure to code external links will result in future warnings. - Gandolph13 Last edited by Gandolph13; 05-21-12 at 05:20 PM.

05-20-12 at 01:51 PM	#4
MacFalic Sleeps with Kuune Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Land of Cunning Sheep Posts: 872	Fine by me. It only affects those that fly. Personally I like to keep myself firmly affixed to Terra Firma. The more Firma, the less Terra.

05-20-12 at 04:34 PM	#5
Gandolph13 Legendary Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia (GMT+10) Posts: 12,605	I can have a foul mouthed, big mouthed idiot thrown off a train (Not moving unfortunately), so can I have the same idiot thrown out of a plane??

05-20-12 at 05:36 PM	#6
Markdmk Newcomer Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 27	In-flight phone service has been around for about 20 years, it just costs you a lot, and I am not talking about using your own cellphone. Back in 1990s it was about $6/min over the land and $11/min over the ocean. I even remember one young guy using it for 25 minutes in a half an hour regional flight for 200 miles, like he couldn't wait for 30 min; he had a cellphone back then.

05-20-12 at 07:29 PM	#7
PhoenixBSD Luminiferous Ether Sailor Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Thailand Posts: 1,698	Quote: Originally Posted by Markdmk In-flight phone service has been around for about 20 years, it just costs you a lot, and I am not talking about using your own cellphone. Back in 1990s it was about $6/min over the land and $11/min over the ocean. I even remember one young guy using it for 25 minutes in a half an hour regional flight for 200 miles, like he couldn't wait for 30 min; he had a cellphone back then. Yes, but that was very limited and expensive service. Soon everyone (willing to pay the surcharge) will be able to use their own cell phones on flights, which will lead to disastrous consequences for the rest of us. And big G.... HELL yeah, throw the miscreant off the plane at 40,000 ft just like you would from a train!!!