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vxf · 07-07-2010, 09:37 AM

I fly a lot for work, in Europe and US. So far, I have had mixed experiences with a PRS900, even on the same airline.

First of all, I turn the 3g off and I just try to keep reading - if they ask me to turn the device off, I do. Most of the time, they ask. Fairly often (say about 30% of the time) they don't. But I suspect most of the time they don't it's because they don't spot it.... they see you reading and don't quite look at what you are holding. With the leather cover folded backwards, the PRS900 can pass for a book, unless you pay attention.

Only once did a Delta attendant see me use it, and started asking questions about it - she was using a kindle and was thinking about buying the SONY PRS900 and wanted to know what I thought about it. When it came to take-off, she didn't ask me to turn the device off, although she clearly knew I was using it.

One Alitalia idiot - yes, I swear, this guy really pissed me off - had me turn it off FOR THE ENTIRE 9 HOUR FLIGHT. I swear... I argued, asked for another attendant to talk to him, but nothing. Funny thing is, they ended up getting into a fight with a family sitting next to me because they wouldn't let the kid play with his Nintendo DS (is that what the little portable one is called?), again, for the entire flight. They kept bringing up some list of approved electronics (like laptops) that you could use, but no ebook reader or gaming devices.

In Alitalia's defense (I hate them, don't get me wrong, but I have to be objective...) I have flown with them many times, and this was a one-time kind of deal. But 9 hours without being able to read stuck between a fat lady and a crying kid who is stomping his feet because they won't let him play with his DS led me to cheer when they went bankrupt.

07-07-2010, 09:37 AM	#185
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 fly a lot for work, in Europe and US. So far, I have had mixed experiences with a PRS900, even on the same airline. First of all, I turn the 3g off and I just try to keep reading - if they ask me to turn the device off, I do. Most of the time, they ask. Fairly often (say about 30% of the time) they don't. But I suspect most of the time they don't it's because they don't spot it.... they see you reading and don't quite look at what you are holding. With the leather cover folded backwards, the PRS900 can pass for a book, unless you pay attention. Only once did a Delta attendant see me use it, and started asking questions about it - she was using a kindle and was thinking about buying the SONY PRS900 and wanted to know what I thought about it. When it came to take-off, she didn't ask me to turn the device off, although she clearly knew I was using it. One Alitalia idiot - yes, I swear, this guy really pissed me off - had me turn it off FOR THE ENTIRE 9 HOUR FLIGHT. I swear... I argued, asked for another attendant to talk to him, but nothing. Funny thing is, they ended up getting into a fight with a family sitting next to me because they wouldn't let the kid play with his Nintendo DS (is that what the little portable one is called?), again, for the entire flight. They kept bringing up some list of approved electronics (like laptops) that you could use, but no ebook reader or gaming devices. In Alitalia's defense (I hate them, don't get me wrong, but I have to be objective...) I have flown with them many times, and this was a one-time kind of deal. But 9 hours without being able to read stuck between a fat lady and a crying kid who is stomping his feet because they won't let him play with his DS led me to cheer when they went bankrupt.