GO! Turn off your phone.
May 14th, 2008 by BO
Just as mobiles have become an extension of many peoples lives,are things about to go one step further……
Ryanair are currently working on installing equipment on twenty of their fleet,to allow mobile phone calls from 35,000ft,they are anticipating lucrative profits from the service. Emirates have recently equipped an A340 with the needed equipment.
So as the Dom Jolly gag was almost forgotten,what are your thoughts on this,will it be convenient or a nuisance….necessary or not…txt ur ansrs 2….
That’s like askin if all the gold in the world was owned by Billnillary, would there still be sheep in the Faulkland Isles? An like them islands are ours, I went there on me olidays wiv my David see, an in the Maldives (don’t know why them Argies can’t call em by their proper name, the Faulklands, I don’t) we spent all our lovely cash in Great British Pounds, but we didn’t not see no sheep or the like at all!!
So Billnillary don’t av all the gold in the world right, that was proof enuff for me it was, an that Obama, he’s just too thin to be President see, it’s true!
Voters don’t like im cos he wears odd socks.
I heard they don’t like Hillary either because she leaves the toilet seat up when she’s finished.
That just leaves John McCain and I wouldn’t vote for him, his oven chips are a bit pricey. Iceland own brand are much cheaper.
Cheers for the tips Elt my old mucka.
That’s bloomin well right that is GIC!! See I wouldn’t take a cigar off of Illary, I wouldn’t, don’t know where it’s been see, even if we dids av a bit ov a sing song the other week right.
Well, me an my David we loves our chips we does, don’t matter if theys is Iceland, Tesco or even thems Wal Mart frozzed oven fries, we LOVES EM!! But weze wiv you like, that senator McCain see, greedy he is, greedy! He just wants more an more for is chips an he keeps on sayin we should invade Iraq, cos ov all their cookin oil, an now its up to $250 a barrel!!!!!!
Wot a right palava! I don’t know who to vote for now I don’t!
What next?! It makes you wonder how we all survived before mobile phones came along!
It really is a nuisance having to listen to one side of other people’s conversations especially when they choose to speak so loudly. It is enough to make you want to go on a detox in Thailand - or maybe not
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I simply cannot imagine life without mobile phones..
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How ridiculous, what is the longest flight, about 11 hours?
As if you can’t go 11 hours without any contact, admittedly if you are the CEO of a company (or a household) 11 hours downtime isn’t preferable.
But it won’t be these types of people making calls will it?
It’ll be some muppet from Leeds shouting ‘MAM? MAM! CAN YOU HEAR ME MAM? I’M CALLING FROM THE PLANE! EH? NO NOT THE TRAIN, THE PLANE! AYE! BRILLIANT IN’T IT!
Joy. Another reason not to fly in the future.
Imagine some of the ringtones on Ryanair or any other ‘budget’ airline!!!
Any CEO worth their salt with an effective team CAN leave things to run…
They have to - a crisis management team should be in place to deal with whatever shows up.
Cheers for this BO…
We say NO to mobiles on plane and trains unless an emergency and that doesn’t include ‘I’m going through a tunnel and will call you back’.
This just arrived into my Gmail today…
About getting the most from your mobile phones - it seems genuine enough and helpful info:
4 THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE PHONE COULD DO
There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:
1) Emergency
The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.
2) Have you locked your keys in the car?
Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone.
Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to
drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other ‘remote’ for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
Editor’s Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone!’
3) Hidden Battery Power
Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.
4) How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your Mobile phone’s serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 #
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won’t get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can’t use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.
This is the kind of information people don’t mind receiving, so pass ihis GO! Smell the flowers thread onto your family and friends by ‘ forwarding this post’
GOOD EH!
Didn’t free me from spam though.
Sorry about our mega sensitive SPAM filter GIC…
Still haven’t freed it though, come on.
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I like the mobile phone to unlock a keyless entry car… now that could come in handy some day… lol!
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No 3 doesnt work! Just tried it.
As much as i do enjoy the convenience of cell phones they also annoy the ever living crap out of me…at times they are such an intrusion into the daily ebb and flow of life…….
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I know what you mean MM,i hate the phone ringing in the evening,nevermind on a plane.
Hey Gareth, it’s good to see you blogging! I guess you are no where near the earthquake then? Awful news that.
I use my mobile phone for more than calls and texts as I can check my gmail, Facebook and Twitter when I am away from my laptop. Convenient if working on the net has you without a ‘puter… I do admit that it is annoying when in a shop and someone is talking loudly… they do have their advantages in that if I get stuck and can’t make it back to pick up the kids, I can call a friend or grandparent to pick them up for me.
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ummmm errrrr… wrong post!! sorry BO, I am losing track here… I have been post hopping and forgot where I was but it is good to see GIC back nevertheless! (blush)
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