On cnn.com i recently watched a video called "cell phones on planes" it was obviously about cellphone usage on airplanes. Recently on some non U.S. airplanes changed to allow cellphone usage to be permitted. Although only certain phone plans can connect while in the air you may place calls, text message, e-mail, and connect to the Internet. This is all for a small fee of course. The main motivation for the airlines to do this is because the increase in customers because of the convenience phones being permitted combined with the fee over time the small fees of many customers adds up to a lot. Also it you think it would be annoying to have the passenger next to you making a call and talking the whole flight then you can request that they turn off the calling feature and only allow Internet and texting. I think this is a big change and will affect the way we travel a lot.
Link to clip:cnn.com
"cell phones on planes". cnn.com. February 21 2009. February 22 2009. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/02/19/finighan.spain.sonim.plaschke.cnn
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