Comments on: Help Facebook, I’m on the bus, and we have a problem http://www.disassociated.com/2008/10/01/help-facebook-im-on-the-bus-and-we-have-a-problem/ personal website of John Lampard, Sydney based content producer and link mogul Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:14:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Lampard http://www.disassociated.com/2008/10/01/help-facebook-im-on-the-bus-and-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-16613 John Lampard Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:05:59 +0000 http://www.disassociated.com/?p=3058#comment-16613 Actually I'm all for <em>web</em> access on flights, but I think it would be difficult to enforce a "non-verbal use only" of phones. I could see determined types arguing with such a policy. Actually I’m all for web access on flights, but I think it would be difficult to enforce a “non-verbal use only” of phones. I could see determined types arguing with such a policy.

]]> By: Steven Hoober http://www.disassociated.com/2008/10/01/help-facebook-im-on-the-bus-and-we-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-16595 Steven Hoober Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:40:41 +0000 http://www.disassociated.com/?p=3058#comment-16595 (Before I stopped riding the bus due to poor route management) I've written about use of mobiles on transit. This, as well as general trends, lead me to find that conversation odd. Not that they had a facebook crisis, but that they had a conversation at all. I see lots of mobile use, and some laptop, and lots of music players... but hardly a phone call at all. I feel this is how aircraft use would be, and tend to say that's a reasonable way to mandate it; just like you can play your music and movies (over 10,000 ft.) but better keep the sound to yourself, just allow mobiles, but for SMS, web, email, etc. You can even listen to voicemail over the headset for all we care, but if you start talking, you'll get a conversation with the flight attendant instead. (Before I stopped riding the bus due to poor route management) I’ve written about use of mobiles on transit. This, as well as general trends, lead me to find that conversation odd.

Not that they had a facebook crisis, but that they had a conversation at all. I see lots of mobile use, and some laptop, and lots of music players… but hardly a phone call at all.

I feel this is how aircraft use would be, and tend to say that’s a reasonable way to mandate it; just like you can play your music and movies (over 10,000 ft.) but better keep the sound to yourself, just allow mobiles, but for SMS, web, email, etc. You can even listen to voicemail over the headset for all we care, but if you start talking, you’ll get a conversation with the flight attendant instead.

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