[shawnc]

Originally Posted by jeasher

Welcome to a new level of air rage. This is NOT a good idea. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

Very well said!

[shawnc]

Originally Posted by jeasher

Welcome to a new level of air rage. This is NOT a good idea. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

Very well said!

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by thenikjones2

You'd risk damaging your hearing to drown out the rude SOB sitting next to you?

As someone who sits on trains everyday, I've learned how to optimize this -- get in-ear earbuds. They block out outside noise very effectively, including both the plane hum and the voices of people next to you, without having to raise the volume significantly. I used to have noise-canceling headphones, which has a similar effect, but the in-ears are smaller, cheaper and generally have better sound.

--janak

[threedaysdwn]

Cell phones on airplanes? No. Except for emergencies, doctors, etc. Those SHOULD be allowed.


But data connections should be 100% permitted and available.

[Mitch D]

It's bad enough being caught in an elevator with some moron who doesn't have enough brains or class to get off the phone so those of us that have nothing to do with the call don't have to listen in. But being stuck on a two hour flight having no where else to be. That's just bloody crazy...

I an beginning to agree that a good cell jammer would be next purchase... I do agree with the data comments though...

[aroma]

NOOOOOO! This is NOT a good idea. Data fine. Voice calls, NO!

[Sven Johannsen]

Remember the old smoking section? Maybe we couuld have a talking on cell phones section. All those folks that indicate a desire will be seated in the last 10 rows or something.

[Jonathan1]

I'm going to be honest here. If someone is talking in a phone next to me I WILL, without any hesitation, tell them to shut the **** up.
If they don’t I will probably pull out a pocket recorder and start recording their conversation telling them I’m going to post it on a newgroup on the net or maybe www.ratemycellphoneconversation.com Lets see how they like it when EVERYONE can listen to what they want for dinner or the pros and cons of fluffy being neutered. :devilboy: :snipersmile:

[Jonathan1]

Originally Posted by Sven

Remember the old smoking section? Maybe we couuld have a talking on cell phones section. All those folks that indicate a desire will be seated in the last 10 rows or something.

Forget the last 10 rows. How about tied to the wing of the plane?


CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?!?!!?

GOOOOOOOOD!!!

[Phoenix]

I agree: Data good, phone calls BAD!

If this is what we end up having to mess with on any given flight, I most likely would purchase a cell phone jammer. An emergency phone call would be different, but other calls...

(OT - Come to think of it, a jammer would be great in a movie theatre, a bookstore, a restaurant... and I'd never turn it on and use it until I could hear someone (other than a medical professional, a parent talking to a babysitter, or someone on an emergency call) beginning to be rude).

[Cybrid]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

I agree: Data good, phone calls BAD!

If this is what we end up having to mess with on any given flight, I most likely would purchase a cell phone jammer. An emergency phone call would be different, but other calls...

(OT - Come to think of it, a jammer would be great in a movie theatre, a bookstore, a restaurant... and I'd never turn it on and use it until I could hear someone (other than a medical professional, a parent talking to a babysitter, or someone on an emergency call) beginning to be rude).

Uhhh! anyone know how well those jammers are tested? Could be be in danger from other equipment being jammed from them not being adequately tested and shielded in other frequencies? After all, the CRTC and FCC aren't exactly approving these things and doing QA