Is the iPod for me?

Naive question: are you allowed to safely use an iPod on an aeroplane? Or am I misinterpreting BWilli's statement?

Mart

 

Flew to Toronto and used the iPod there and back
with no problems with the airline.

 

Like laptops, PCDPs, etc., you can only use electronic equipment when they say it's OK (usually 10 min into a flight or when the reach a certain altitude). Only things like 2 way pagers and cel phones cannot be used at all, and I was on one plane recently that asked you to disable wireless networking on laptops.

 

Thanks - I'll have to look into that. I always assumed it was strictly forbidden these days. I'm an incredibly nervous flyer, and I think an episode or two of "Hancock's Half Hour" would aid me in my passage!

(Oh, and in answer to the original question, I have a 20GB Thomson PDP2860. It'll hold any computer file at all, so is a handy means of transporting large files, and will play .mp3 and .wma files. Not sure about .wavs - I'm content with 320kbps .mp3 files when on the move. As somebody said previously, it's perfect for slipping in my pocket or in the car where previously I'd have needed a glovebox full of cassettes or CDs. The battery lasts for hours [it sadly doesn't take alkaline batteries like some minidisc machines do]; it can recharge by drawing a power supply from my PC using the USB cable; is apparently Apple compatible; and best of all it happily plays segued files without the dreaded gap. On the down-side, the built-in search options could be more sophisticated; it connects to my stereo using that obscure stereo connector that is slighter smaller than a standard minijack; and it has a fairly severe headphone limiter that cannot be disabled; but I've lived happily with it for nearly a year with no major issues.)

Mart.