Mildly Infuriating

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 44 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (4 children)

I was on an airplane the other day, the ticket advertised free wifi, but in reality you have to watch ads to unlock minutes.

Edit: should also add the whole time we were delayed it showed ads that can’t be turned off, then when you take off it has a 4 minute unskippable (and undimmable) ad, then they put ads on the little airplane progress screen.

Worst flying experience of my life.

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[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 hours ago

It's real cool flying with a toddler that I'm desperately trying to keep away from screens only to have them be forcibly mesmerized by bullshit on screens that can't be shut off.

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

Tell us what airline so we know which to avoid.

That sounds fucking atrocious. Flying can already be stressful, and I usually just try to relax and chill for the whole flight. It's one thing if a nearby passenger is being annoying. It can make a five hour flight seem like an eternity. Even worse for longer flights.

But to be forced by the airline to watch ads on the screen? Fuck that. I always turn my screen off. I don't want that in my face.

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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

Icelandair

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 hour ago

Damn, I flew with them once well over a decade ago. I had a good impression of them at the time, but I guess that was before capitalism reached its "late-stage".

That sucks, man...

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 26 points 7 hours ago (1 child)

Which airline was this?

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[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 18 points 7 hours ago (1 child)

yeah I need to know who's doing this fuckery so I can avoid it

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (1 child)

If this had been posted 2 months ago, I'd say "hopefully it's Spirit or Frontier". Because I avoid those airlines anyways.

But seeing as it's being posted now, I'd say we can rule our Spirit.

Hopefully it was Frontier. Because I refuse to fly that airline at all. Though, I think we can rule them out too. They're too cheap for screens in the seats.

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[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

spirit's a ghost airline now :D

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[–] luxadazy@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 hours ago (1 child)

plane rides are one of the only places left where the notifications can’t find me

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[–] techt@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

You can put your phone in airplane mode even if you don't have a flight. I've tried; it works! I tell my phone when it's time to get notifications. The elation is indescribable.

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[–] Zarobi@aussie.zone 4 points 4 hours ago

Also scheduled summary and ruthlessly culling notification permissions. The minute an app disrespects my attention and time, their permissions get revoked.

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