Geeky Traveller

April 7th, 2006

Travel Gadget Photo of the Week: Treo Travel Kit

I'm kicking off a new feature here on GT: the travel gadget photo of the week: 

This photo comes courtesy of Ross Mayfield, but looks to originally come from Treonauts.

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April 6th, 2006

Air France Green Lights Mobile Phones in 2007

Toby [speaking to a stewardess about his pager]: We're flying in a Lockheed Eagle Series L-1011. Came off the line twenty months ago. Carries a Sim-5 transponder tracking system, and you're telling me I can still flummox this thing with something I bought at Radio Shack? From The West Wing.

According to Upgrade, Air France will permit cell phone usage on new planes being delivered next year:

The aircraft will offer onboard mobile phone service on short-haul flights within Europe and to and from North African destinations as part of a commercial test from March to September 2007, Air France and its technology partners Airbus SAS and Sita said yesterday.

The aircraft will be equipped with technology provided by OnAir, a joint venture owned by Airbus and SITA, which aims to provide a range of communication services such as telephony, email and web surfing to passengers.

It's about time. I must confess that I've never made a call from one of those in-flight phones–I've always assumed they cost a fortune. But, hey, what about roaming charges? Do I pay more if I'm at a higher altitude? And how's coverage over the mid-Atlantic?

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April 4th, 2006

51 Ways to Travel Cheaper

Much of the travel blogosphere has linked to this National Geographic Traveler article, but it's too good to pass by. Here's my favourite trick:

Trash your "cookies," small files (stored in your Internet browser) that record the websites you surf—and the transactions you make. Say you go online and purchase a $200 plane ticket from Chicago to Omaha. The next time you visit that site, you could be quoted a higher rate than what's actually available because of your spending history.

That's dastardly, isn't it? I wonder, do the cookies on my machine read "rich fool" or "cheap bastard"?

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