{"id":40265,"date":"2013-12-14T12:13:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T12:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=40265"},"modified":"2013-12-14T12:17:39","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T12:17:39","slug":"flying-devices-talk-text-coast-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/flying-devices-talk-text-coast-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying Devices … Talk, Text Coast to Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Show Your Importance, Your Power…Talk, Text Coast to Coast\"Untitled-1\"<\/a><\/span><\/b>\u201c<\/span><\/b>Honey, you’d be surprised at what a man can do with one hand.\u201d \u2013 <\/span><\/i>Rick, \u201cSnakes on a Plane,\u201d<\/i> New Line Cinema, 2006<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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O.K., I admit it \u2026 I have (once or twice) forgotten and left my smartphone on during take-off, the duration of the flight and landing.<\/span><\/p>\n

It usually gets stashed in the overhead with my backpack.<\/span><\/p>\n

I put my ultrabook in the seat pocket, so the moment the attendants give the word, I can whip it out and get some work done \u2026 watch a video \u2026 or play some mind-numbing game.<\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t feel deprived that I can\u2019t make\/receive calls or send\/receive texts during that time.<\/span><\/p>\n

After all, once we leave the plane, all of the stuff that couldn\u2019t get through to my device will download and voicemail will chime in.<\/span><\/p>\n

It all demands to be handled \u2026 now!<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always been somewhat amused when people sitting in their ultra-narrow seat with zero knee room give the flight attendant a dirty look when they\u2019re told to shut their device down.<\/span><\/p>\n

The call\/text was that important? <\/span><\/p>\n

Really?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Still, everyone agrees it was a stupid rule that outlived its usefulness years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now you don\u2019t have to feel cut off from the world around you since the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) wants to lift the device restriction and airlines are letting you continue to use all your devices \u2026 no matter what.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the DOT (Department of Transportation) says “Nope\u2026no calls.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

But as Neville Flynn said, \u201c<\/span>Well, I’m stuck in the middle of one we didn’t think of.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Actually, I\u2019d be interested in more attendant announcements, especially those like the CollegeHumor video on YouTube (you know you\u2019ll go look). <\/span><\/p>\n

She made it crystal clear why you can\u2019t use your devices on the plane during take-off\/landing.<\/span><\/p>\n

I always thought they should have played that instead of having the attendant make the announcement \u2026 then folks would actually listen.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But if you\u2019re looking for pre-flight instructions people actually listen to, fly Virgin America \u2026 or, check their safety video on YouTube.\"Untitled-2\"<\/a><\/span>Actually, you\u2019ll probably want to get up and dance along; or at tap your foot \u2026 but you will<\/i> pay attention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course now that they\u2019re toying with lifting the phone call restrictions, you\u2019ll probably worry about the self-indulgent idiot who struggles into his middle seat and then whips out his phone. <\/span><\/p>\n

Then he\u2019ll tell the person on the other end of the call (and half the plane) that he\/she is on his\/her smartphone and on the plane.\"Untitled-3\"<\/a><\/span>Room to Talk \u2013 <\/span><\/i><\/b>The airlines aren\u2019t giving you any more room on the plane, but the FAA did make it possible for you to talk\/text on your next flight so you can tell all your friends how big the person in the seat next to you is \u2026 well, maybe you better text those comments.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Sure, that will happen; but when it does, you\u2019ll have the satisfaction of knowing that he\/she will get a nice bump in the good old\u2019 \u00a0<\/span>mobile bill that month.<\/span><\/p>\n

I just had a fantastic idea on how to embarrass the **** out of the jerk\/jerkett.<\/span><\/p>\n

He\/she is blithely talking away so the rest of the plane gets up as an impromptu flash mob.<\/span><\/p>\n

You know, serenade the person on the other end.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can bet a wide, comfortable seat with tons of leg room he\/she won\u2019t do that again!<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though you can call, I still think airplane mode is the way to go.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can\u2019t place\/receive calls; but jeezz, give it a rest!<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s when Claire Miller chimed in, \u201c<\/span>I love it when you demean me, Rick.\u2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

You can still use all the other functions including games, camera, MP3 player.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have to give a blow-by-blow of your flight, you can still write your texts and \u201csend.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t want to pay the aerial Wi-Fi fee; as soon as you land, the phone will connect to your network and BAM!<\/i><\/b> your messages will flood out to everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Really, who\u2019ll know the difference?<\/span><\/p>\n

For years, no one thought your phone would cripple the plane or bring it down. It\u2019s just a carry-over from the bi-plane days. <\/span><\/p>\n

The folks up front (in the cockpit) have been using tablets for some time instead of leafing through binders and following roadmaps.<\/span><\/p>\n

Probably slipped in a few phone calls to.<\/span><\/p>\n

Neville Flynn saw the change and said, \u201c<\/span>See, things are looking up already.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Nearly every airline has developed and deployed mobile apps for flight crews for take-off, landing and everything in between \u2026 paper navigation charts, manuals are so yesterday. <\/span><\/p>\n

The devices are right next to the instruments and no one has reported any problems with flight navigation or systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

They aren\u2019t the only one buying\/using these things either.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Gartner, nearly three billion devices will be sold this year; and as you walk any plane\u2019s aisle, you\u2019ll see them in heavy use during the flight \u2026 people are reading, playing games, watching movies, playing games, doing expense reports and playing games.\"Untitled-4\"<\/a><\/span>Work, Play \u2013 <\/span><\/i><\/b>Now that the FAA\/FCC are talking about lifting the restrictions for using your phone during takeoff\/landing, you can use your full arsenal of computing, communications, entertainment devices because well \u2026 you\u2019re important.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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For those desperate to be constantly connected there\u2019s Gogo.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, as Dr. Steven Price said, \u201cMake it fast. Time is tissue.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

More than 6,000 planes are equipped with Gogo\u2019s in-flight Wi-Fi service that uses a <\/span>network of ground stations that deliver reasonable data transmission rates as you fly overhead<\/span> for a reasonable fee.<\/span><\/p>\n

They recently introduced Gogo GTO (ground to orbit) which provides faster satellite linkups between the airplane\u2019s Wi-Fi system and your carrier.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Airlines like it because it\u2019s another source of income along with your baggage fee, aisle seat fee, leg room fee, snack\/lunch\/drink fee, seat cushion fee, seatbelt fee, restroom fee (sorry didn\u2019t mean to give management more profit ideas).<\/span><\/p>\n

But Gogo doesn\u2019t cost that much ($5-$15) and I have to admit, it lets you clean out your email while you\u2019re traveling, rather than waiting to get to your room to delete, answer, delete, delete, delete, answer, delete\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s still that issue of stowing your laptop\/tablet in the seat pocket during take-off and landing.\"Untitled-5\"<\/a><\/span>Shut It Down \u2013 <\/span><\/i><\/b>While more and more airlines allow you to keep your smartphone on and in use–even during take-off and landing, you\u2019ll still have to put away your computer and tablet for a few minutes. It\u2019s just common sense that these devices can be deadly missiles if the plane experiences problems and the device goes flying through the air.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Laptops and tablets can be dangerous projectiles if the pilot makes a rough landing, suddenly brakes or abruptly aborts the takeoff\u2026I don\u2019t care how light it is.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, put the time spent sitting at the gate waiting to leave, taking off and landing to good use.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you ever seriously leafed through the SkyMall catalog on a plane? There\u2019s some really cool stuff I didn\u2019t even know existed \u2026 it\u2019s a gold mine of stuff!\"Untitled-6\"<\/a><\/span>Or just sit back and decompress \u2026 couldn\u2019t hurt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Need to keep your mind active?<\/span><\/p>\n

Worry about what your healthcare program is going to be like or what all the security people are doing while you\u2019re not communicating or who just bought the rights to your latest web posting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Or be like Sean Jones, just kicking back, relaxing and saying to himself, \u201cNever flown first class before.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

# # #<\/p>\n

G.A. \u201cAndy\u201d Marken<\/h1>\n

President<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marken Communications, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andy@markencom.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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