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- johndi, on 12/18/2007, -2/+61"I am serious... and don't call me Shirley."
- kidvitacus, on 12/18/2007, -1/+55I'm all for it. I hate not being connected.
- DeskFlyer, on 12/18/2007, -2/+49Surely you can't be serious.
- WiseWeasel, on 12/18/2007, -10/+46What a lame argument. This premise is so bad, it must have been contrived to generate more page hits. How can someone complain about having communication options available to them? This is just the same classic argument whining about how cell phones take away our privacy, rehashed and updated for the internet. Well guess what; just like I can turn off my cell phone when I don't want any calls (and I have enough control over my own life to be able to dictate such restraint on my contacts), I can also turn off my laptop or internet device when I don't feel like being online. Complaining about a loss of private time is just a failure to assume responsibility for your personal life.
- corsairstw, on 12/18/2007, -1/+24I love how your icon is an airplane :-)
- brbeaird, on 12/18/2007, -1/+23Time to start booking long flights during WoW raid times...
"afk a sec guys...turbulance." - 89vision, on 12/18/2007, -2/+21Me to with the exception of cell phones. Listening to some bitch sitting next to me yap to her mother for the duration of my 4 hour flight sounds like a miserable experience.
- inactive, on 12/18/2007, -4/+19Who gives a *****, when you can bet this access isn't going to be free. Just like all those ***** banners at the airport, proclaiming that there's wireless access all over the place. Yeah, if you PAY FOR IT. Whoop dee ***** do.
- weeeezzll, on 12/18/2007, -0/+14When did Internet access start boosting productivity?
Internet access on planes means one thing, and one thing only. Porn everywhere! - guyro, on 12/18/2007, -2/+15While the Luddites among us will complain about the loss of the "final frontier" of offline time, it is inevitable that we will all grow to use and enjoy our online time in the air. It should be a personal decision for each and every person.
One thing though - can they please give power outlets to everyone, not just business class? - capstinence, on 12/18/2007, -0/+13If you say you don't want the Internet to distract you from the screaming babies/horrible stenches/drunken passengers... you're a liar.
I'm guessing he wrote this piece thinking "Oh man, I'm so controversial!" - frostbyt, on 12/18/2007, -0/+13I can't wait to watch 2 girls 1 cup at 3500 feet in front of your snowflake. They are gonna love it!
- inactive, on 12/18/2007, -0/+12The thing that really kills the "lol voip" and "lol gaming" points he makes is a thing called "latency."
- Radiohead84, on 12/18/2007, -0/+11"Get me someone who won't crack under pressure. "
"How about Mister Rogers? "
"You'd better tell the Captain we've got to land as soon as we can. This woman has to be gotten to a hospital. "
"A hospital? What is it? "
" It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now. " - TheSkunkMonkey, on 12/18/2007, -0/+9WTF? Haven't people heard of an OFF SWITCH? If your worried about constantly being connected, turn the damn thing OFF! Or find another job, I believe there are openings in Goat Herding. It's not like they are putting a jack on the side of your skull and permanently wiring you to the Internet.
- betobeto, on 12/18/2007, -0/+8I wished some of those device's users had one as well.
- Radiohead84, on 12/18/2007, -0/+7I really like this. I look forward to the day that there is a power plug for each seat and a internet connection for free, or a flat charge like 10 dollars for the flight or something. I too like to read a good book when on a plane or at the airport but flying 14 hours to Japan, I can get tired of reading one book, and stuffing 4 books into a back pack to mix it up is a pain. Having the internet on a 14+ hour flight would make it go by soooo much faster.
- inactive, on 12/18/2007, -2/+9"The problem is, I can't assume responsibility for the personal life of others. I'd rather keep airplanes a communications-free safe-zone, thank you."
Instead of telling you why you're wrong I'll just re-quote the part of your comment that does the job for me: " I can't assume responsibility for the personal life of others." - inactive, on 12/18/2007, -0/+7IF you've ever been to an airport you'll know that the CNN is an airport version of headline news, the same stories loop every 15-20 minutes. After watching the same story twice, I pulled out my book and started reading. I saw more people reading newspapers than watching the TVs, too.
- smergs, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6Does this mean geeks will join the mile high club with the help of their right hand and some good internet porn? (Does that even count?)
- inactive, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6develop a sudden fear of flying and take amtrak instead, problem solved. you'll have 15 long hours between NY and Chicago to ponder your off-the-grid existence.
- revjustin2, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6I am all for internet access in the plane, but I feel sorry for the poor flight attendants who will instantly become tech supporters now for people who couldn't get their laptops to connect. "Excuse me, Miss? I would like a pillow and my 'puter says I can't acquire an IP address on your network."
- michelspc, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6You could still play single player or perhaps a LAN in flight party. I'm not sure how their networks are set up.
I wonder I they would get upset if someone played the de_747 Counter-Strike map? - kaniz, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6The problem becomes when other people (ie: employers) start to /expect/ you to be connected. Before, not being able to respond to an email because you were on an 8-hour flight would be a valid reason. But,if your boss starts to say "Well, planes now have an internet connection, thats no excuse!"
Hell, I've been ripped on by a boss before for not responding to emails when I had food poisoning. I told them "I told you I was sick/bed-ridden and unavailable for a few days because I couldn't get to my computer" (I had been pretty much sleeping on my bathroom floor). Their response? "Thats why we gave you the blackberry"
I found a new job shortly after that paid 2X as much and with better/steady work. Seriously,when one can barely muster the strength to get off the bathroom floor, they expect me to text responses to emails on a blackberry? Ooooooooh K. - protogenxl, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6I can see the live blogging now.
"Theres Something On the Wing"
"Some Thing, Here to Destroy us" - shredswithpiks, on 12/18/2007, -1/+7not the point... some companies will start expecting you to work on the plane when they send you out of town.
- MaynardJK, on 12/18/2007, -2/+8Joey, Have you ever seen a grown man naked?
- fkr3, on 12/18/2007, -2/+8Listening to some bitch who's a noisy typer pounding away, and youtube screaming out her headphones, and her occasionally giggling or laughing ....
Maybe just give us internet instead of women on planes. - chrishumphreys, on 12/18/2007, -1/+6Ah, can't wait for the day when 250 business people in one cabin are all compensating for not being allowed to use their cell phones by using skype on a plane with internet.
- slimnickyy, on 12/18/2007, -0/+5Don't mind internet access at all, however keep the damn mobiles off the planes! :)
- NSMike, on 12/18/2007, -1/+6Most of these devices have an "off" switch too...
- Ellipsys, on 12/18/2007, -0/+5The first thing that an air marshal wants to hear at 2am is "Terrorists win!"
- wiirdo, on 12/18/2007, -0/+4Isn't that a Nintendo game? Super Monkey Ball
- tedprodromou, on 12/18/2007, -0/+4Internet access is fine but keep the phone calls on the ground. There's nothing worse than having to listen to someone having a very personal, loud conversation in public. Why do people think they have to yell into a cell phone? I dread the thought of people on a plane yelling into their laptop microphones.
- actorboy, on 12/18/2007, -5/+9The problem is, I can't assume responsibility for the personal life of others. I'd rather keep airplanes a communications-free safe-zone, thank you.
- s0nicfreak, on 12/18/2007, -2/+6But people use cellphones and laptops (connecting via cellphones that can be used as modems) on trains...
- MaynardJK, on 12/18/2007, -2/+6Keep the women. Dump the little kids and babies.
- NSMike, on 12/18/2007, -0/+4If they expect free work from you, then you've done something to encourage that expectation. It's your own fault, unless you're in a career where you're expected to be connected based on the career. In which case, this isn't really a problem for you to begin with, and if it is, find a new career.
- caselogic, on 12/18/2007, -0/+4And Leon is getting LLLAAAARRRGGGEEERRRR!
- roycifer, on 12/18/2007, -0/+4seriously. smelly or not, an airplane is hardly a sanctuary.
- uberchaoslord, on 12/18/2007, -0/+4"There's a message for you from headquarters."
"What is it?"
"Its a big building where generals meet, but that's not important right now" - scojerroc, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3every flight i'm on i have to listen to two (or more) people talk the entire time about clothes shopping, how rich their husbands are, tourism, etc... i would think that hearing only half of a conversation would be preferred.
- revjustin2, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3Damn books and newspapers honed in on the conversation market. Before they invented the printing press, you used to be able to have a proper conversation with people while you waited for the plane.
- frostbyt, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3No I mean 3500 feet. We just took off. So I have more time to show the video.
- catalysis, on 12/18/2007, -2/+5I think you completely missed the point.
- MaynardJK, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3That was the same impression I got.
Since when are airplanes places where you sit back and relax? Every time I have flown, I have been crammed into a tiny uncomfortable seat next to other people for hours at a time.
I don't think I am going to be able to "find myself reading more intently than you have for a long time, or feel my thoughts wander off in odd directions" any less often than it did when there was a ***** baby screaming in my ear because it had an ear infection. - inactive, on 12/18/2007, -1/+4I was in the Airport in Orlando and the access there was 100% free. And speedtest.net said it was something like 500x faster than my home connection.
- insllvn, on 12/18/2007, -2/+5So in summation of your point, choice sucks, ***** free will?
- scyon, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3If you don't want to be connected, go to a national park. Airplanes aren't exactly my idea of a great place to relax and meditate.
- Fly4Fun, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3American Airlines has regular cigarette lighter outlets in most coach seats. Once you get past row 20 they are every third row, though. Take a look at www.seatguru.com for the exact location of the powerports so you can choose the right seat when you check in. The powerports are only marked in the airplane by a little lightening bolt sticker on the overhead bins. It's quite subtle, so most people don't realize they're still there.
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