Cell Phone's Off....
Ok, I didn't hear about this announcement myself, and it took a lot of digging to find it. I would have thought that this would have gotten quite a bit of press.
According to mobileburn.com even though the FCC has ruled that it had no objections to cell phone use during flights, the FAA has decided to keep the ban on cell phones in place. However the wording of the ruling is that the usage of wireless devices in-flight is prohibited, not just cell-phones. This means that portable GPS's, radios, TV's are still prohibited too, however a special provision was made for Wi-Fi devices.
This means that while you still can't whip out your cellphone at 36,000 feet and chat with your best friend about how wasted you got at the party at the beach last night... Soon (hopefully) you'll be able to whip out your Wi-Fi enabled notebook or PDA and IM your best friend about how wasted you got at the party last night....
Personally, I'd prefer the Wi-Fi access over the cell phone...
According to mobileburn.com even though the FCC has ruled that it had no objections to cell phone use during flights, the FAA has decided to keep the ban on cell phones in place. However the wording of the ruling is that the usage of wireless devices in-flight is prohibited, not just cell-phones. This means that portable GPS's, radios, TV's are still prohibited too, however a special provision was made for Wi-Fi devices.
This means that while you still can't whip out your cellphone at 36,000 feet and chat with your best friend about how wasted you got at the party at the beach last night... Soon (hopefully) you'll be able to whip out your Wi-Fi enabled notebook or PDA and IM your best friend about how wasted you got at the party last night....
Personally, I'd prefer the Wi-Fi access over the cell phone...
posted by Michael @ 3:15 PM
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