On 27/01/2011 8:40 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:52:06 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 27/01/2011 5:30 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>   I knew it was comming, didn't know it was here.
>>> Yeah, Delta has been doing it for about a year on selected flights, and
>>> over the holidays, Google sponsored it (so it was free).
>>>
>> In the UK, on some trains, there are some coaches that are designated
>> "quite zones". No laptops, music players or phones are allowed. You even
>> have to turn your book pages quietly.
>
> There are times I'd really like that, especially flying.  :-)
>

I know what you mean. :-)

>> Do you mean that your phone could not get onto the internet? A
>> colleague, who could not get a phone signal at a hotel I stayed at
>> recently, was able to phone home (to France) via Skype on the hotels
>> WiFi.
>
> Yes, my phone couldn't connect to their wifi to get on the 'net.  It
> would get an address and then immediately be dropped.  I'm guessing they
> have something that knows the MAC address ranges for various devices and
> blocks the ones that are cell phones - probably so people don't have to
> remember to turn off their cell signal (which you're still not allowed to
> use).
>
Nanny State ;-)

>> Which reminds me: How did the passengers on the doomed 7/11 flights
>> manage to phone home and leave messages?
>
> There's probably nothing that prevents the cell signal from being used,
> and if the plane is already doomed, turning on a cell phone isn't likely
> to make things worse.
>

I'm surprised they got a signal, that's all.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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