Does the internet on your phone work at 30,000 feet?

[byf]

Just a quick question,

I'm flying for a weeks break next saturday (fcuking awful timing I know and when I booked it I thought the season would be well over either way)

As I said my flight is at 14.30 next saturday......what options when im airbound do I have?

Will the net work on my phone?

Could I ask the captain to radio through to check the results at half time or wont they do it

any ideas?

 

[tedebear]

What are you flying airforce 1 or something?

 

[byf]

What are you flying airforce 1 or something?

ha ha ...no easyjet!

 

[gullshark]

Your phone won't work.

 

[Safeway]

Virgin Atlantic have Sky Sports News.

Easyjet, if you're lucky, have a little screen every few seats showing where you are on your route.

So, in answer to your question, no.

 

[tedebear]

ha ha ...no easyjet!

Then you've just answered your own question, although I'm sure you knew the answer before you started this thread. Given your occupation and flying frequency.

 

[Safeway]

***stalker alert***

 

[byf]

Well I was kind of clutching at straws....ive never checked to see if easyjoke have wifi or not

 

[byf]

Well in that case do you think If made a special request to the cabin crew to ask the captain to ask?

 

[Safeway]

To be honest you've got more chance of Easyjet doing it than most other airlines as the crew (and flight deck) are generally a lot more down to earth. Can only ask.

 

[Wardy]

Like Safeway says. If you ask the worse that can happen is you get told no. Where are you flying to? Will you not be there before the game ends anyway, so can just call home.

 

[chimneys]

Your phone won't work.

Not sure that's definitely the case. The example of those passengers ringing out as their flight was being flown towards the White House on 9/11 springs to mind.

Mind you if you get caught using your phone in the air....

 

[byf]

Like Safeway says. If you ask the worse that can happen is you get told no. Where are you flying to? Will you not be there before the game ends anyway, so can just call home.

I think safeway is right, also matters what crew are on I suppose....knowing my luck I will get a palace fan pilot!!

Im flying to Madeira (Portugal) - I land at 18.05. so it be well over by then....I mean all id be after is a half time score from our place and the same from Carlisle...I know i cant change the outcome by knowing but I will be so unsettled on that flight!!

 

[byf]

Not sure that's definitely the case. The example of those passengers ringing out as their flight was being flown towards the White House on 9/11 springs to mind.

Mind you if you get caught using your phone in the air....

Toilet?

 

[Wardy]

I think safeway is right, also matters what crew are on I suppose....knowing my luck I will get a palace fan pilot!!

Im flying to Madeira (Portugal) - I land at 18.05. so it be well over by then....I mean all id be after is a half time score from our place and the same from Carlisle...I know i cant change the outcome by knowing but I will be so unsettled on that flight!!

This sort of thing just shows how dependant we have all become on instant news access.

 

[byf]

This sort of thing just shows how dependant we have all become on instant news access.

Indeed

 

[byf]

Has anyone else ever tried to gain this sort of information?

 

[Mendoza]

You could use phones on the Ryan air flight I took from Dublin to Gatwick, my battery died so couldn't check if the 3g bit of my phone worked

Don't see why 3g wouldn't work if your allowed to use mobiles

 

[Bwian]

I have a similar situation-flying out at 3:15pm, three and a half hour flight...requests have been made for a number of people to send a text with all of the details so as soon as it's legal to power up my phone I'll know what happened.

 

[byf]

I have a similar situation-flying out at 3:15pm, three and a half hour flight...requests have been made for a number of people to send a text with all of the details so as soon as it's legal to power up my phone I'll know what happened.

Are you going to ask the cabin crew/captain to see if you can get the half time scores fro withdean and carlisle

Mendoza mentioned about 3g aswell, al might not be lost yet!