Friday, April 8, 2005
Flight Attendants Want to Keep Inflight Mobile Phone Ban
Posted by Jonathon Watkins in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 02:00 AM
"As much as our cellphone has become an extension of our body, we’ve been dreading the prospect of the FCC lifting the ban on inflight cellphone use (yeah, maybe it’d be nice to check your voicemail from 30,000 feet, but you’ll change your mind the first time you get stuck next to some foolio who insists on chattering away on their phone for 90 minutes). The FCC’s already gotten flamed by travelers who apparently aren’t happy about this either, and we may have gained a very significant ally in the form of the Association of Flight Attendants, which is rallying its members against allowing cellphones during flights."
I have to agree with Engadget's dread. I can see it now: "No! You'll have to speak up, I'm on the plane!" All it takes is a few idiots to spoil it for the rest of us. :? As long as the airlines still allow us to use our Pocket PCs for data-centric work, I'll be happy. It's the Flight Attendants that have historically been rather.... trigger happy in this regard.
I have to agree with Engadget's dread. I can see it now: "No! You'll have to speak up, I'm on the plane!" All it takes is a few idiots to spoil it for the rest of us. :? As long as the airlines still allow us to use our Pocket PCs for data-centric work, I'll be happy. It's the Flight Attendants that have historically been rather.... trigger happy in this regard.
