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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
One could say that telling people to stop eReading is pointless because a stowed Kindle may still be communicating by radio. Without question, some Kindle owners accidentally leave the wireless on when putting their device away. However, I also think that the current regulations reduce the amount of radio traffic in the cabin.
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I think that a problem with the "ban everything just in case" rule is that it becomes so much noise that people start ignoring the rules that do make sense. I agree completely that devices with radios or built in GPS need to have those features disabled on an airplane. I think that a more targeted message would have a higher rate of compliance. Let people read their ereaders and use their tablets during takeoff, but make each passenger with one confirm to the flight attendant that the WiFi or 3G is turned off. As it is right now, people do what I do; hide the device and use it when the flight attendants aren't looking. Making people put them away during take off and landing does nothing to increase compliance.