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vxf · 03-20-2012, 06:10 PM

I have been flying a lot lately... in January ad February I have been on an average 10 flights a week. I carry a magazine or two with me for those take-off and landing times... but having to do that annoys the heck out of me.

Lately, I have kept reading on my SONY PRS950 during take off and landing unless someone specifically asks me to turn it off... many times they don't, it's about 50-50. Of course, I don't go around waving it in the air to make it noticeable.

I do keep wifi and 3g off during the entire flight. Same on my iPad. I think electronic devices without connections should be allowed on. But I do realize that's impossible to enforce.

But I also can't count the number of times I have heard cellphones ring during the takeoff stages. People ignore warnings - and sometimes they forget. If electronic devices are a threat, we are all screwed - you just can't rely on people to turn them off.

I have had now two instances of not being allowed to use an eink AT ALL during a flight. Both with Alitalia. They claim they have a list of 'approved devices'. Everything else has to be off. The iPad is on it, the kindle and sony readers are not.

03-20-2012, 06:10 PM	#30
vxf Guru Posts: 944 Karma: 1490348 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; Kindles (ALL of them!); Kobo Aura One	I have been flying a lot lately... in January ad February I have been on an average 10 flights a week. I carry a magazine or two with me for those take-off and landing times... but having to do that annoys the heck out of me. Lately, I have kept reading on my SONY PRS950 during take off and landing unless someone specifically asks me to turn it off... many times they don't, it's about 50-50. Of course, I don't go around waving it in the air to make it noticeable. I do keep wifi and 3g off during the entire flight. Same on my iPad. I think electronic devices without connections should be allowed on. But I do realize that's impossible to enforce. But I also can't count the number of times I have heard cellphones ring during the takeoff stages. People ignore warnings - and sometimes they forget. If electronic devices are a threat, we are all screwed - you just can't rely on people to turn them off. I have had now two instances of not being allowed to use an eink AT ALL during a flight. Both with Alitalia. They claim they have a list of 'approved devices'. Everything else has to be off. The iPad is on it, the kindle and sony readers are not.