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I am sure this has been/is being discussed right now somewhere else, but the latest Business Traveller Magazine posting (thanks Lindsay) says trials will start next year!
I am sure it is something we will all get used to, but should we be forced to? I appreciate people have to do business, but I am sure that a large percentage of the calls could wait, especially on a 1 hr SYD-BNE. Imagine the racket 10 mins after take off when everybody switches on their phones, and then the nagging "excuse me sir, we have made the anouncement to turn your phone off for landing", repeated over and over as people try to get that last bit of conversation completed. "excuse me sir, please turn your phone off for landing". And the beep beep of messages every 30 secs. I enjoy using my phone just as much as the next person, but I also enjoy "please sir, switch off your phone" the hr of silence you get on a plane, one of the few ...beep beep beep, beep beep beep... places left where this is possible. I also have my message tone set to beep beep silent.
As a side, it good to see overseas intrest as to the fuel cost being hidden in the "taxes & surcharges", rather than simply added to the ticket cost. Maybe they (the airlines) will take note...hahaha.
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Perhaps responsible, courteous and restrained use of mobiles would be tolerable on flights, but as always, there will be pax who are anything but!
It's bad enough copping the train passenger who has to ring home every two minutes ("just passed through the next station, dear") for no reason whatsoever other than that they can, and having to hear all the gory details about Aunt Mabel's latest medical procedure, broadcast to the entire carriage at ~150 decibels.
Apart from which, would take some convincing re the safety aspect.
All else being equal, I would choose the mobile-free carrier. The plane cabin is one of the few mobile-free havens left.
BTW, I'm not a luddite, mobiles are very useful and I own and regularly use one, just find there are times and places where I could do without the interruptions from either my phone or those of others.
I enjoy using my phone just as much as the next person, but I also enjoy "please sir, switch off your phone" the hr of silence you get on a plane, one of the few ...beep beep beep, beep beep beep... places left where this is possible. I also have my message tone set to beep beep silent.
You are absolutely right. We need a haven from mobile phone use.
It is bad enough when the plane touches down and as we prepare to/are leaving the plane the phones get switched on and all you hear is beep beep beep beep beep beep beep...... Somes of these beeps can be heard from 50 metres away maybe more.
I have my message tone set to vibrate as well so as to not annoy anyone else. I think it is just common courtesy.
It is bad enough when the plane touches down and as we prepare to/are leaving the plane the phones get switched on and all you hear is beep beep beep beep beep beep beep......
Absolutely. I enjoy the fact that mobiles can't be used on planes. It makes a flight that little bit more pleasant.
IMHO they should still be banned. Surely nothing is that important that it can't wait the extra 3 minutes until you get inside the terminal?
i have heard some absolutely brilliant stuff in the qantas club, airport gates and so forth in relation to peoples business dealings. i am sure it's stuff their bosses would not want me to know - especially if i am in business competition with them.
same goes for laptops ... seen some great info on laptops from time to time 8)
i make a choice to not talk on phone or use laptop in the qantas club unless i am in a private business cubicle. i also choose to not use my laptop on my plane travels, it's on enough as it is, so i try to make that my reading time or relaxing with ipod time.
each to their own though ...
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I don't want to use my phone on a plane. But it would be great to be able to surf the net and post a real-time trip report to the AFF site while over the Pacicif Ocean.
And reading your seat-mate's email or IM sessions might be just as juicy as overhearing their phone converations .
I wonder how anyone ever survived in the days before mobile phones....I find that they are just so obtrusive. It is just so pleasant that they aren't allowed on planes.
While you might expect that people would be retsrained, I see quite often people using them in areas clearly marked as mobile phone free zones.
A worldwide survey of over 682,000 airline passengers reveals that 89.1 per cent of travellers are opposed to plans that may permit usage of cellphones onboard either long or short haul flights. The results are in stark contrast to research by some airlines and telephony suppliers.
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