RockyBoy

I've had it for years and it's great other than the price. I lived in TX and had a couple storms a year that messed up the signal and now I live in Idaho and the snow messes it up about once per winter. I used to pay just over $50 per month and my bill has slowly crept up to $72. I did add HD so really it's just went up $12/mo. They will charge you for your base package, DVR service, HD programming, lots of taxes, etc. My base package is $50 and my bill ends up being $72 with HD DVR service.

I'm thinking of ditching TV service entirely and using the HD over the air antenna to get locals for free in HD, Netflix, and the various websites to watch TV. With a TIVO for the locals and Netflix, I'm sure I could get all I want to watch for under $25/mo.

Cycle Pilot

Thanks, guys. Even after the price reverts back to normal, it's still cheaper and has more features than my cable service.

Nosmo King

Verizon iPad is really a WiFi iPad bundled with a Verizon MiFi hotspot.

Verizon iPhone will be a 3G iPhone in 2011. 4G/LTE still has issues and Apple is not going to want to deal with those issues since it is out of their control. There is still the rumor about a T-Mo iPhone in 2011.

Android users that want to access iCrew should get the latest beta of Firefox mobile. The scrolling issues on some screens exist. Personally I have only been able to workaround those scrolling issues because I have a real keyboard on my Droid2. The TAB key and down arrow key saves my butt in Firefox/iCrew quite often. Don't know if the new Droid Pro has any issues or not.

Phone buyer beware: 4G may not be for you - Technology & science - Wireless - msnbc.com

iaflyer

AFA Interference claims: http://www.deltaafa.org/AFA_Suppleme...ence_Brief.pdf

Delta wants to delay their response until Dec 21st: http://www.deltaafa.org/DOCS/DL_NMB_Ext_Request.pdf

Nosmo King

Adam Savage Mythbusting Airport Security: "What the F*ck, TSA?"

willzzz88

So I found this thread via Google while doing some research on the sleep cycle. Just curious about how you Delta international pilots COPE with all the time zone changes every-time you move from one continent to another. Does your body eventually go *** all the time and not care what time zone you're in? Even my school and regular work stuff is making my body go nocturnal shifting my regular wake/sleep schedule +3-6 hours and this is staying within a time zone. I assume you guys are used to it.

Nosmo King, Apple is rumored to make a dual-mode iPhone for Verizon in 2011. I really hope this is true... Knowing Apple it will probably have global capability from the start with dual CDMA and GSM/WCDMA radios for international roaming (like the current AT&T version with only GSM/WCDMA radios but with 4 of the frequency bands used in 99% of the world). Apple SIM-locking the iPhone in the US is retarded in my opinion with AT&T refusing to give the subsidy unlock code unless you start hacking it (jailbreak). (You can buy the iPhone SIM-unlocked in Canada and Europe/Asia). I guess this is more of a AT&T business model. Verizon's international roaming rates of $1.99/minute isn't too bad if you only use it for emergencies. (With the added advantage of a +1 US # working in 220 countries where VZW has signed voice/data roaming agreements). VZW also has global $65/month data roaming up to 5GB globally that can be added/removed. Similar with AT&T but I like VZW's US coverage better.

I still have my T-Mobile/O2 EU SIM card for prepaid voice/data that I swap my phone from and switch to GSM/WCDMA mode before I land in Europe. Similar DoCoMo one for Japan and a variety for Asia.

/me is just a bored student/geek/soon-to-be-world-traveler and has a Skymiles account...

Bucking Bar

Can we start a Latest & Greatest Apple thread?

Apple Friend Bar

Bucking Bar

Will,

I would suggest more authoritative sources than this site. This is a water cooler debate here. You might try:

http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/com...M_11-15-10.pdf

Every pilot has to be disciplined to manage their rest. It is challenging to try to bed down in the early afternoon for an all night flight. Most catch their circadian lows 10am & 2pm for most and carefully regulate caffeine intake. Very low amounts of melatonin (3mg) can also be used well before duty in to help getting to sleep.

Many schedules are built so the all night red eye is the leg home completing the rotation, so the pilot is recovering on their time at home.

Sleep is a challenge.

Bucking Bar

They threw every and anything at the wall. Some might stick. Another vote might be held. The union must be very disappointed the rule change has not helped them win any representational votes, thus far.

I predict since FA's have seen that Doug Steenland did not return and life really hasn't changed, the momentum of the previous vote will build. Voters like to be on the winning side of the vote and studies have shown voters will change their decision in favor of a predicted winner. ... after a while you begin to understand the biblical references to sheep.

brakechatter

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._airbus02.html

Might be a game changer, especially for a 100 seater. It would be interesting to see the comparison with the C series with the new specs on the Airbus--and Boeing's reaction.