Anecdotes…
Of late i have turned into an avid reader of el Reg usually for the news and comment, as well as BOFH of course…
Sometimes it is the readers comments that are the funniest. Take the latest letters page which includes the following
One of my mates is head of In-Flight Services at a certain popular airline that had in-flight phones in 1994. The subsidised charge was USD10 per minute at the time.
He once showed me a usage graph and 99% of calls lasted less than two minutes. This big peak then dropped until it reached about 25 minutes and then it spiked again. The 25 minute plus calls were generally by execs that were usually making business deals that more than covered the charge.
The two minute calls were made by people who called their friends and did the HELLO…I’M ON A PLANE…YES…A PLANE!! thing but didn’t hang up before the first minute was reached. I think he said these calls usually lasted one minute and five seconds…
Now I love mobile phones, and I hate the quiet coach on trains (cos i cannot listen to my radio, especially over the sounds of screaming children…) but i dont like someone shouting away on the phone…. much better if people show a little consideration and head for the vestibules.
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