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Survey: 74% of US Americans Say NO to In-Flight Calling, YES to Data

by Thomas Ricker on May 22, 2008 at 08:01 AM

In a Harris Interactive survey of 2,030 US adults of whom, 1,778 have actually flown in an airplane, a full three quarters say that cellphone usage on airplanes should be restricted to "non-talking features." In other words, email, texting, and surfing the Web. That's a pretty significant majority seeing as how the EC has cleared the way for calls within European airspace. 69% of consumers agreed that if voice calls are permitted, a special "talking zone" should be established so that other passengers are not interrupted.

While the survey reflects our own opinions, take note that the results benefit sites like Yahoo! Mobile, the very company which commissioned the survey. It's also worth highlighting a comment made by a certain Miss Teen, South Carolina who said, "That some US Americans should be unable to do so, because, uh, some-a people out there in our nation don't have cellphones, and such as, maps." Good point. [Source: Yahoo!]

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dannyMay 22nd 2008 2:46PM

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I would definitely agree with the majority. I would hate to constantly hear people talking on their cellphones for several hours while on a plane. Data on the other hand would be most wonderful

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jmMay 22nd 2008 5:16PM

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Most fliers today are of a generation that is near, or nearing retirement. Think about the next generation of fliers, those who got cell phones about the same time they got their first pacifier. Does this matter today? Yes.

Our visionary lawmakers, in the USA, want to make laws prohibiting cell phones on airplanes. But once made, the laws will be next to impossible to get eliminated.

Let the market define whether or not an airline lets their passengers use cell phones.

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