way way OT: wireless on planes

[GCC Consulting]

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> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf 
> Of Enrique Arredondo
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 1:15 PM
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> Subject: way way OT: wireless on planes
> 
> Does anybody knows if it's bad for the plane electronics if I 
> take my laptop with wireless WIFI 801.g and another friend 
> same thing and then we player multiplayer games on the plane 
> from different seats ?
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AMERICAN AIRLINES advises passengers using any electronic equipment to shutoff
WIFI & Bluetooth devices.

This request has been fairly recent.  Within the last 6 months. I was on a
flight earlier in the year where when I started my machine, I was advised of a
wireless network available.  Now when you're at 35,000 feet this is surprising.
Then I looked around, and connected to some poor soles unprotected machine for a
minute. Then I shut off my wireless card as I was running on battery and this
cuts my running time. 

With the laptop set for maximum battery life, I get 4 1/2 hours.  Enough for a
cross country flight, working time not flight time.

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting