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Maybe we won't even need to worry about flight mode before too long...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4092019.stm
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Posted: 2004-12-15 15:12:41
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Sounds great if it gets the go ahead.
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Posted: 2004-12-15 15:34:04
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more news... according to this myway article

Federal regulators plan to vote Wednesday whether to allow air travelers wireless high-speed Internet access. And they plan to talk about, without a vote, whether to end the cell phone ban.

it will be interesting to hear the outcome
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Posted: 2004-12-15 18:02:16
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Look forward to the results...
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Posted: 2004-12-15 18:04:39
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I've always been interested in that. I have flown with one carrier that had free Wi-Fi available on the craft. It wasn't advertised I simply got a blip on my Laptop that indicated service was available. I asked why and they said it was a 'pilot program' to test the viability of the service. The cell phone ban removal will create a lot of debate I'm sure. I have a feeling the focus will be more concentrated on curteousy in terms of noise ratio rather then safety.
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Posted: 2004-12-15 18:10:45
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'Prepare to be invaded by noise. Get ready for the last remaining haven of peace to be broken.'

BBC News 'Prepare for flights with bleeping mobiles'.
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Posted: 2004-12-16 02:51:04
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Delta Air Lines have the most sensible policy I have come across. They announce as part of the "welcome to xxx" message, immediately after touchdown, that it is acceptable to use mobile phones.

Needless to say, a substantial bleeping usually ensues as a hundred passengers switch on their phones.

Delta allows full use of mobile phones as long as the aircraft is on the ground (and not on the runway for takeoff). In flight, I have never seen anyone have trouble using a smart phone in flight mode.

I did get questioned once while wearing my Bose QuietComfort 2 acoustic cancelling headphones. I was asked "what are you listening to" and, in the spirit of acoustic cancellation, I replied "nothing". The flight attendant didn't believe me.
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Posted: 2004-12-16 04:32:45
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Jetstar Australia is pathetic when it comes to mobiles.

I turned my phone on as I was deaprting the craft, and got in trouble!

QANTAS is great with phones. I turn it on just after touchdown, and they don't mind at all.
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Posted: 2005-01-29 12:01:40
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I'm heading home to Sydney again in a few weeks and was checking out the current Qantas policy for mobile phones (btw I'm a platinum Qantas frequent flyer and don't fly with anyone else to, from or within Australia as Qantas are great!) and they recently changed their policy from not being able to use phones AT ALL once on board to this

Onboard Mobile Phone Usage
You may now use your mobile phone onboard our aircraft before departure, if the aircraft is parked at an aerobridge,+ until the doors are closed for the flight.

Once the doors are closed, your mobile phone must be switched off for the duration of the flight.

On arrival, you can use your mobile phone once inside the terminal.

so if you get away with turning it on after landing you are very lucky! I guess you will only get caught anyway if you don't have silent mode on and you receive a call or a message
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Posted: 2005-01-29 12:11:15
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Well, I've always used my p800 in flight mode whenever I'm in the air, and have only been questioned about it once (on BA) and I said it wasn't emitting signal, it was in flight mode, and showed him the screen. Turns out he has a p910 himself and knows about the whole flight mode thing. So he let it go.

Nick
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Posted: 2005-01-29 12:31:43
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