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scott7_0(Prague)
24-09-2008, 08:22 AM
Nice Idea, but now we will have no piece and quiet during the flights, phones going off everywhere!!

No Thanks



RYANAIR IN FLIGHT MOBILE PHONES

Ryanair makes it easy to stay in touch while on the move.

In addition to offering the lowest fares and the best on time record in Europe, Ryanair’s latest offering for passengers now means you will be able to use your own GSM mobile phone for voice calls and SMS during your flight on (subject to regulatory approval). All you need to do is switch on your phone once the aircraft is in the cruise.

Ryanair is the first airline in Europe to announce the fleet wide installation of mobile phone telephony.

Sure, you're traveling, but you still want to be reachable. That's why Ryanair ensures making and receiving calls inflight is easy and straightforward.

The service works just like on the ground, and is billed by your home mobile operator at international roaming rate – you pay no extras!

With your safety being our number 1 priority you will not be surprised to learn that the system we use also manages all active mobile devices on board, ensuring they can never interfere with aircraft avionics or ground networks.

But there's more to this service than just voice. Text messaging (SMS) is cost-effective, quick, discrete - in short, one of the most convenient ways of staying in touch in the sky. With Ryanair, receiving standard text messages on your mobile is FREE! Sending standard text messages is charged according to your home mobile operator and your price plan.

If you're using a BlackBerry®, Treo® or any other compatible Smartphone or PDA, Ryanair will also gives you the freedom to determine the best use of your time inflight.

With a GPRS-enabled device, you can connect to your email or the internet while on the move, and even receive voice calls or text messages while you're online. Ryanair ensures your GPRS-device continues to work in the same familiar way in the air as it does when you're on the ground.

Ryanair’s new in-flight mobile phone service….. just another great reason to fly the worlds favourite airline!

TheGreenMan
24-09-2008, 03:49 PM
Queue a brand new terror plot...:grr:

Houchy
24-09-2008, 05:45 PM
Emirates have been allowing them for the last 2 years as long as people are discreet ie no Dom Jolly style "I'M ON THE PLANE!!!":greengrin

Frazerbob
25-09-2008, 08:46 AM
Great news IMO. Hopefully everyone will start to follow suit.

Hibbyradge
25-09-2008, 09:29 PM
I fly most weeks and I've been using mine for texts for years.

Why they tell you not to is beyond belief and that crap about not using them cos the plane is refuelling is a joke.

Yesterday they said, "As we will be refuelling, please do not use your mobile phone until well inside the terminal and do not use any of the aircraft's electric switches".

As if the safety of the plane was so fragile that it could be blown up by switching on a light.

Pathetic.

scott7_0(Prague)
26-09-2008, 10:08 AM
As if the safety of the plane was so fragile that it could be blown up by switching on a light.

Pathetic.

If only you knew!!

Hibbyradge
26-09-2008, 11:12 AM
If only you knew!!

I know that you can't blow a plane up by switching on a light.

Over a billion passengers fly every year.

Even if only a tiny percentage of them press the steward call button after landing, that will still amount to a vast number.

How come we don't hear of planes being blown up on the runway?

How come, if it's so dangerous, it's not against the law?

scott7_0(Prague)
26-09-2008, 12:00 PM
I know that you can't blow a plane up by switching on a light.

Over a billion passengers fly every year.

Even if only a tiny percentage of them press the steward call button after landing, that will still amount to a vast number.

How come we don't hear of planes being blown up on the runway?

How come, if it's so dangerous, it's not against the law?

Blowing planes up by using a mobile phone, not sure this is the main reason, maybe it is, maybe it is not.

But I AM sure interference with communication equipment on the plane IS the major reason why we are not allowed to use phone at present on 99% of planes and I don't mean interference with the pilots radio!

Hibbyradge
26-09-2008, 12:15 PM
Blowing planes up by using a mobile phone, not sure this is the main reason, maybe it is, maybe it is not.

But I AM sure interference with communication equipment on the plane IS the major reason why we are not allowed to use phone at present on 99% of planes and I don't mean interference with the pilots radio!

But Ryanair are allowing it.

If it was dangerous, they wouldn't.

scott7_0(Prague)
26-09-2008, 02:13 PM
But Ryanair are allowing it.

If it was dangerous, they wouldn't.

ON there new(er) planes and where planes have been fitted with filters!!!

Katy
30-09-2008, 02:28 PM
Cheap?!
I was browsing flights from Malaga-Edinburgh and they charge over 60quid in taxs and charges etc!

Steve-O
01-10-2008, 05:20 AM
What I have never really got is how the likes of an ipod or digital camera is supposed to interfere with in-flight electronics??

Anyone?

scott7_0(Prague)
01-10-2008, 08:14 AM
What I have never really got is how the likes of an ipod or digital camera is supposed to interfere with in-flight electronics??

Anyone?

Any digital equipment omits some kind of frequency and in turn could interfere with the planes equipment as they will use some frequencies.

HibsMax
05-10-2008, 05:59 PM
As if the safety of the plane was so fragile that it could be blown up by switching on a light.


fuel vapour + spark = BOOM (like switching on your lights in your house when you smell gas - if you have gas heat I mean. Don't do it kids!).

I agree that the risks are miniscule but as long as something remains a possibility, no matter how slight, they will exercise caution.

I'm not arguing with you, just giving you what I assume their reasoning is.

Phil D. Rolls
06-10-2008, 02:10 PM
Flying will be such a pleasure now that I can sit next to someone having a three hour conversation with their mammy. why it'll be like the 22 bus at teatime, five different conversations in five different languages, none of them interesting or necessary in the slightest.

"what can I see - clouds"

"naw more clouds, what you having for tea"

"I'll tell you when I land".

always thought it was weird when people phoned up to say "that's us landed dear". I'm pretty certain their loved ones would know if they hadn't.

Hibs On Tour
09-10-2008, 09:56 PM
fuel vapour + spark = BOOM (like switching on your lights in your house when you smell gas - if you have gas heat I mean. Don't do it kids!).

I agree that the risks are miniscule but as long as something remains a possibility, no matter how slight, they will exercise caution.

I'm not arguing with you, just giving you what I assume their reasoning is.

You mean in the same way that they tell you to switch off your mobile in a garage forecourt despite there never having been ANY incident or explosion anywhere, worldwide that's been attributed to a mobile?... :wink:

HibsMax
09-10-2008, 11:05 PM
You mean in the same way that they tell you to switch off your mobile in a garage forecourt despite there never having been ANY incident or explosion anywhere, worldwide that's been attributed to a mobile?... :wink:
Probably. Hey, I don't make the rules. ;)

Baw Baggio
10-10-2008, 03:32 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/3160329/Qantas-jet-plunge-passengers-to-be-interviewed-over-laptop-use.html

:hmmm: