Re: Stowaway BT impressions

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That's interesting as it is clearly prohibited...here (US). The restriction
is based on devices that transmit, and BT certainly does that. Even some
recievers are restricted such as broadcast radio and TV receivers due to the
rf oscillators in them that are used for down-converting the RF signal and
can radiate. What it says on American's site is "Devices with transmitting
capabilities may only be used if the transmit capability is turned off and
can be verified by a flight attendant." (
http://www.aa.com/content/travelInformation/duringFlight/onboardTechnology.jhtml;jsessionid=KKUNAWA05BRA3EAJJMXU1C2QBFFSWVMD?anchorEvent=false )
That's essentially the same wording most US airlines use.

I expect it is just lack of knowledge on the part of some flight crews as to
what BT actually is.

On a different note, BT doesn't cause any issues and neither does WiFi. The
latter is quite obvious as more technologically advanced air carriers than
we find in the US, like Lufthansa and BA, already support WiFi broadband
connections on many filghts. BT operates at the same frequency as WiFi and
at substantially lower levels and as such will cause no more issues than
WiFi.

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> Mark,
>
> Interesting.... I've used many BT devices on flights (usually flying
> American) and nobody has said anything to me about it. I have been asked
> to make sure that my WiFi is off but I've specifically asked about BT and
> was given an ok on it.
>
> Now, I'm by no means suggesting that everyone reading this fire up BT
> without making sure it is okay with the flight crew. I'm sure, given 20
> little BT clouds on a plane, it could be an issue!
>
> Regards,
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> "Mark R Penn" <markberry_at_nospamnowaynohowcoolcoms.co.uk> wrote in
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>> As long as the public transport in question isn't a plane ;) The one
>> thing that's stopped me getting a BT keyboard is the fact that you're
>> not allowed to use BT while flying, so it'd be useless to me. I also
>> dislike IR for all the reasons you gave, and it's now getting harder and
>> harder to find a hard wired keyboard, so soon I'm going to be stuck
>> without as my current one is on it's last legs :(
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] [mailto:BevNoSpamBevHoward.com]
>> Posted At: 01 October 2005 03:45
>> Posted To: microsoft.public.pocketpc
>> Conversation: Stowaway BT impressions
>> Subject: Re: Stowaway BT impressions
>>
>>
>> One additional note... I've now been playing around with it for a bit
>> and have found that a huge advantage is going to be the ability to start
>> a document, then put the PPC in a pocket or case and continue to input
>> using the keyboard by itself... it's fully usable on one's lap since
>> "stream of thought" text entry doesn't require a screen.
>>
>> It's now just a matter of time until I get some strange looks while
>> typing on a computerless keyboard with the clickity klack sounds of an
>> old typewriter (the default keyboard sound) emanating from a shirt
>> pocket. (This could make public transit commuting both productive and
>> enjoyable ;-)
>>
>> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
>>
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