On the Road
I traveled to Nebraska last week on business, and decided to take the opportunity to test out the Airplane Mode function on the iPhone. I don’t normally listen to music on the plane, but as I waited at the boarding gate, a herd of hyperactive teenagers–all part of some school function and therefore particularly rowdy–hustled up to the gate. I took one look (and listen), and whipped out the iPhone and earbuds.
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I am delighted to report that the Airplane Mode (hereafter referred to as AM) function is awesome, and eliminates the need to bring an extra mp3 player. When AM is on, the phone cannot send nor receive signals, making it safe for use on board. Of course, since all the games are web apps, I couldn’t access any of the games I had hotkeyed, which remains a huge annoyance for me. The battery, even half-charged as it was, held up just fine on the 2.5 hour flight, with plenty of juice for me to make phone calls once I got to my hotel…funkyfresh