Last time i forgot and the phone connected to “aeromobile”. Would have cost me a packet if i had left roaming data on
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Airplane mode is a blessing. If the OS is trustworthy (i.e. FOSS Android) then it actually works, it turns off that crappy unprivate cell connection and you have anonymous Wifi only.
It saves battery and you can use your phone without anyone being able to track you easily.
Btw Google hides the GPS quicksettings toggle for a reason, edit the shortcuts and add it.
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Ive always forgotten to set this anyway. No planes taken down so far (but it will drain your battery)
I used to turn Airplane Mode on during my LSD trips many years ago, pretty useful.
I haven't heard drifting referred to as limited slip differential trips before, but that's good that you aren't texting and drifting.
In my country, 2G phones could interfere with radios with that da-dada-da-dada sound. I know people who have personally had that happen to them while trying to land airliners and it made listening to ATC more difficult.
I don’t think it’s an issue anymore though.
That's because phones and airplanes were operating on the same frequency. They don't do that anymore... in part because there's a dozen phones on every flight that haven't been put in airplane mode.
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Definitely not an issue in the US anymore. T-Mobile is the last carrier to support 2G and they're shutting that down in April this year. I think most Android phones explicitly disable 2G now too because it's not secure.
Mine had it disabled by default, but still available for emergency calls, and the option to enable it.
Mine has it disabled, but available if I want to enable it (with a security warning.)
"You have a reminder set for 5pm today," my phone said.
"A reminder? What is it?" I asked.
"It's a notification to ensure you don't forget something, but that's not important right now," the phone replied.
Then I remembered I'd left it in Airplane! mode.
"5pm today" can also get ambiguous if you're flying across time zones.
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😆 It might be nice to have a phone that tells me "Remember, we're all counting on you. Good luck." Otoh it would probably keep calling me Shirley.
You can absolutely do that with a text to speech app and the app Tasker on Android.
It would have to be Leslie Neilson's voice though.
Just have it play an mp3 clip of that scene in the movie.
I think it's still worth doing so your phone isn't rapidly trying to connect and disconnect from nearby cell towers as you ascend and descend. Maybe there's already protections in place for this case but it makes sense that it could add a lot of unnecessary strain on certain cell towers.
This is the primary reason I do it, although more for my battery life than the cell towers.
Not to mention the battery drain.
It's been a long time since I've flown on a plane without at least a USB port to plug into, most have had full outlets to plug into lmao
Budget flights don't have that kind of luxury.
It's been a long time since my charger has actually stayed plugged into one of those worn-ass outlets in a plane.
Also, I don't want to have to juggle multiple charging devices in the tiny cramped space where I'm already stressed and miserable.
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Why don't they just call it "avoiding people" mode instead
More importantly, you don't need to be on an airplane to use airplane mode.