Comments on: A travel aid we didn’t need http://www.geekytraveller.com/2007/12/a-travel-aid-we-didnt-need/ Gadgets, tools, and tips for geeks who love to travel, and travelers who are geeks. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:35:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Scribetrotter http://www.geekytraveller.com/2007/12/a-travel-aid-we-didnt-need/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Scribetrotter Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:12:58 +0000 http://www.geekytraveller.com/a-travel-aid-we-didnt-need/#comment-140 Oh no, please, no in-flight phones! This has got to be one of the things that will make me think twice about boarding a plane. Surely we can manage to be out of touch for just a few hours... and if we can't, there may be something seriously wrong with our work-life balance. I absolutely shudder at the thought of listening to inane conversations all around me. It may be time to invest in those expensive noise-blocking headphones. Or maybe the airlines can figure out how to make more money by providing us with super-plush headphones at a cost... and we'll gladly pay just to keep the noise out. I still remember when Internet first made it on some flights - and my organization would book me on those, fully expecting a full night's work after a full night's flight... Inflight, short of rapidly disappearing natural habitat, is now officially on my endangered list as a haven of solitude. Oh no, please, no in-flight phones! This has got to be one of the things that will make me think twice about boarding a plane. Surely we can manage to be out of touch for just a few hours… and if we can’t, there may be something seriously wrong with our work-life balance.

I absolutely shudder at the thought of listening to inane conversations all around me. It may be time to invest in those expensive noise-blocking headphones.

Or maybe the airlines can figure out how to make more money by providing us with super-plush headphones at a cost… and we’ll gladly pay just to keep the noise out.

I still remember when Internet first made it on some flights – and my organization would book me on those, fully expecting a full night’s work after a full night’s flight…

Inflight, short of rapidly disappearing natural habitat, is now officially on my endangered list as a haven of solitude.

]]> By: Billiga Flyg Till Bangkok http://www.geekytraveller.com/2007/12/a-travel-aid-we-didnt-need/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Billiga Flyg Till Bangkok Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:57:31 +0000 http://www.geekytraveller.com/a-travel-aid-we-didnt-need/#comment-137 Great to hear that on international flights people can now send and receive SMS, email, and they can make and receive calls as well.This is the great facility for business people who travel for long distance and need to contact with others. Great to hear that on international flights people can now send and receive SMS, email, and they can make and receive calls as well.This is the great facility for business people who travel for long distance and need to contact with others.

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