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travelling with a laptop by Supersonicdarky on 06-17-2006 at 07:26 PM
has anyone travelled on planes with laptops? i'm doing it for the first time on wed and i dunno what to expect. what do the security guards say? do? do i need to turn it on? let them take control over it? etc
RE: travelling with a laptop by Nathan on 06-17-2006 at 07:30 PM
Will they let you use a laptop on a plane 
I bought my laptop on the plane and they said im defiantly not allowed to use it becuase of the signals it sends out e.g bluetooth, wireless...etc
So I dont know if they will let you on with a laptop.
RE: travelling with a laptop by Supersonicdarky on 06-17-2006 at 07:32 PM
thy should, its just that you cant use it on take off and landing, and i'll obviously turn wifi and bluetooth off to save power
i'll bring the travel passport that came with it to show, so i guess they dont care about laptops, thnx
dodgy menthix deleting posts
RE: travelling with a laptop by Mentality on 06-17-2006 at 07:35 PM
Ever jumped inside a plane while its travelling 500mph - DON'T 
They shouldn't say anything I would imagine, I've used mine before now and they didn't say anything to me 
RE: travelling with a laptop by NiteMare on 06-17-2006 at 07:38 PM
when traveling with your laptop as a carry on:
- put the laptop alone in its own bin(no carrying case or anything) when puting through the metal detector
- disable all incoming or out going signal devices
- do not use during take off or landing
- do not let it out of your sight in the airport
RE: travelling with a laptop by Voldemort on 06-17-2006 at 07:41 PM
menthix? deleting posts?
in mexico they are allowed.... just if you see an AP on the flight dont connect to it, i saw the other day a guy who made a fake AP with his laptop on a Boing 737 and people connected to it, and he stole their documents...
RE: travelling with a laptop by Menthix on 06-17-2006 at 08:25 PM
quote:Yeah, deleted mine very quickly after posting. I was more talking about taking a laptop with you in your luggage. Didn't realise you meant using it on the plane itself.
Originally posted by Voldemort
menthix? deleting posts?
RE: travelling with a laptop by Voldemort on 06-17-2006 at 08:29 PM
oh, your post, i thought that you were now a mod for some reason
RE: travelling with a laptop by ayjay on 06-18-2006 at 03:40 PM
btw, be prepared to be asked to unpack it in the airport
Every time I've taken my laptop abroad, I've had to take it out and open it so take it in its own case
RE: travelling with a laptop by Rubber Stamp on 06-19-2006 at 05:32 PM
it depends where you are going from and where is your destination..i think they are more strict on cross-country flights.
RE: travelling with a laptop by haydos on 06-19-2006 at 05:54 PM
Basically if you aren't doing anything to affect the environment around you, you can do what you like with the comp on there. Of course this excludes doing anything like trying to connect to the internet or wirelessly to another device, but you can use the basic programs on the computer.
RE: travelling with a laptop by rav0 on 06-20-2006 at 07:07 AM
A sign I saw when travelling said that if you have a laptop with you, airport staff may require you to turn it on, and remove and replace the battery if it's designed to be quickly and easily swapped. Using it on the plane is fine.
PS why not jump inside a plane while its travelling 500mph?