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FCC: No technical reason to ban calls on planes
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Thomas Wheeler told members of Congress there is no longer a technical reason for the FCC to ban calls on planes, but the Department of Transportation will be moving forward with its own restrictions. (www.usatoday.com) More...
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There may not be any technical reason to ban calls on planes. But there are certainly many, many more other reasons to ban calls on planes.
Someone has commented that they couldn't hire enough air marshals to handle all the air rage this would cause. I completely agree! Remember a few years ago there was a woman on Amtrak who talked on her phone for something like 16 hours, despite being asked numerous times to shut up? (Ultimately she was kicked off the train and couldn't understand why). How about a whole plane full of people blathering on endlessly about absolutely nothing! It would be enough to make me experience air rage for sure! And not just among passengers, but also possibly crew members. I've had plenty of experience of trying to wait on people who would rather be on their phone than paying attention to the person waiting on them and believe me it's frustrating to say the least!
Sales of noise cancelling headphones would sky rocket.
Anything available for the mouth too (LOL)
A quick backhand.
LOL
Followed by tightly applied duct tape, right?
The airlines will gladly sell some passengers cell phone minutes, and others noise canceling headphones.
Though those are better at reducing constant noise like the hum from the engines than the staccato of cell phone chatter.
The expense will provide more relief than anything external.
Though those are better at reducing constant noise like the hum from the engines than the staccato of cell phone chatter.
The expense will provide more relief than anything external.
I enjoyed using my Bose QC-15s on a flight earlier this year. The vestigial noise of the engines drowned out almost all the remaining chatter compared to if I were using them in a quiet room with people talking. I can see them being effective to block conversation from a few rows away but maybe not right next to you.
