Comments on: In-flight smartphone use: “Airplane” mode or completely off during takeoff and landing?

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By: Nixta

Nixta — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:32:00 +0000

In reply to Ben Patterson.

But alas they still don’t do it. It’s as if they don’t listen (actually, they probably don’t). Maybe we’re at the point where we need to turn to The Onion to do a piece about people being too stupid to listen to things that might save their lives, and what the correct etiquette is for “correcting” people when they get it wrong 🙂

The last time I saw the person next to me just shut the screen off, it turned out that she was a really smart, educated, driven professional. I kind of gave up at that point.

By: Ben Patterson

Ben Patterson — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:25:00 +0000

In reply to Nixta. Very true. At least flight attendants are starting to get more specific about turning your phone *all* the way off—not just putting it to sleep on in airplane mode.

By: Nixta

Nixta — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:54:00 +0000

But how do we persuade people who just lock the screen and drop it in their bag that that’s not turning it off? They don’t even know Airplane mode exists half the time!

By: Ben Patterson

Ben Patterson — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:37:00 +0000

In reply to D.J. Paris. Thanks—and my pleasure!

By: D.J. Paris

D.J. Paris — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:14:00 +0000

Yet another great piece, Ben. Thanks!