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DancesWithElectrons t1_ixpyey1 wrote

Great. Welcome to the seatmate who spends the flight yammering on their phone.

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LouisdeRouvroy t1_ixpzq2m wrote

Noone is talking on their phone anymore.... That's at least gen x folks...

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themiracy t1_ixq2ira wrote

Young Gen X here, we do not talk on our phones.

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SlyJackFox t1_ixq4l1h wrote

Older GenX here, same. Parents though ….

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Karazhan t1_ixrkrlp wrote

God I can already imagine it. Flying to Turkey with my mum. She'll be on her phone, she has no voice volume.... -

"Yeah, yeah we'll be landing in an hour I'll call you then -"

😕

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SlyJackFox t1_ixsc26m wrote

Yes! I mean, we like to talk but to people, not devices. I feel like the modern equivalent of “get off my lawn!” When people are talking over transportation noise and using speaker phones or walky talkie features in crowded confined places. I live in Japan and they pleasantly yet consistently remind everybody to NOT do that. Polite people here.

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themiracy t1_ixq5121 wrote

My parents talk on the phone, sure. They were also born during WWII…. :)

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Lucky-Load2637 t1_ixqlvnq wrote

Another Gen Xer with parents from the quiet generation. They don't talk on their phones, either, it's texting only for those octogenarians.

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Jynx2501 t1_ixr1px2 wrote

Odd, my kids talk on the phone all the time... they're 9, 9 and 11. They text too.

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themiracy t1_ixr1d52 wrote

My mother uses Whatsapp, to my chagrin, because I hate that app (I prefer Apple's messaging or SMS, I wish I could get people to stop sending me Facebook messages also - Whatsapp is more secure but it's just a terrible app).

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CindyFromWork t1_ixq4cow wrote

Thank you for saying this. We definitely aren’t talking on the phone. And, to add, I despise texts that can’t be resolved in three messages.

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freefoodisgood t1_ixr32he wrote

Voice calls are already possible on airplanes due to many flights providing wifi + whatsapp/etc and it's not a problem. Most, if not all, airlines already ban any sort of voice call on planes to avoid disruption to other passengers.

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youreblockingmyshot t1_ixpzhj7 wrote

Planes are pretty loud. Plus it’s not like they can stop you from being just as rude and having a 1 way conversation with them.

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samz22 t1_ixrvhjk wrote

I’m on one rn, got kids in front of me and behind me. They should have a airplane mode for kids, or some sound proof designated area just for kids

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youreblockingmyshot t1_ixsetzn wrote

I believe they call it the cargo hold /s

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samz22 t1_ixsfyzw wrote

Honestly I don’t travel via planes that much prob like 4-5 times a year. And this year I saw so many people with babies or kids. I think during Covid people just popped out kids.

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PeanutButterChicken t1_ixtft0i wrote

>Honestly I don’t travel via planes that much prob like 4-5 times a year.

That's significantly more than most people. "Not that much" my ass, lol

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youreblockingmyshot t1_ixsh060 wrote

I’ve been lucky enough that any noisy passengers have been far enough away that my noise canceling headphones have been able to take care of them.

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jjdmol t1_ixquood wrote

Do calls even work from planes? They have lines of sight with towers, sure. But with many of them, far away, and moving fast...

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SeaweedSorcerer t1_ixqz7dy wrote

Yes, if the tower is moving with you. First line of the article: “Within the European Union, airlines will be able to install the latest 5G technology on their aircraft, allowing passengers to use their smartphones and other connected devices just as they do on the ground.”

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UsrHpns4rctct t1_ixqqliq wrote

That person will get a bill the size of the planes cruising height after that call.

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hclpfan t1_ixr575q wrote

Why would it cost anything different than while on the ground?

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UsrHpns4rctct t1_ixr9iqi wrote

The phone don’t connect to the towers on the ground, but are linked through a hub at the plane which (here I’m a bit fuzzy about the tech, but) cost a loooot to traffic data and calls through.

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