my eyebrows may have raised when they left washington years ago, but these recent safety incidents have really caused me to start to doubt the new whartonized boeing's commitment to sparkle motion...
iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
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Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#82it was found... unlocked and displaying Mail application. Sure this level of shock would have registered on its accelerometers, right? How come it did not do the obvious right thing from a security perspective, which is to lock itself?
A locked phone is exactly what you want in an emergency /s
Emergency functionality works irrespective of lock status.
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#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've never seen a single article about Android devices being so durable that it survived a great disaster, or saving its owner's life from polar bear or something. I believe it's their PR plan.
> I believe it's their PR plan. ... What exactly do you think they planned? The photos show a person's name on an email from an airline. Are you suggesting they planted a fake phone on the side of a road, with a fake email from the airline about baggage for said airline open on the screen, and then had a hired stooge "find" the phone, and then either (a) make a false claim to the NTSB or (b) have a second stooge impe…
It's simple, and Apple doesn't plan the accident, they just help the story move when their brand is involved - I mentioned it in another thread, but when that kind of stuff happened (at least in 2008) they got moved into a special queue and instead of T2/Customer Care they would get moved to the CCT2 who would often escalate to executive service peeps.
Apple is actually pretty good at this stuff.
Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
Disabling auto-lock is definitely a thing, as anyone that's ever tried to use an iPhone in a car for navigation knows. It's very possible the phone has a passcode but was sucked out while someone was using it, and never put to sleep. Also worth noting the owner had a screen protector, so that may have quashed that everlasting debate.
When I use my phone for navigation it doesn't lock itself. I've observed this behaviour on iOS and Android.
iOS kinda keeps the map open outside the lock (at least with Apple Maps). Everything else locks behind it. At least on mine.
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#85Apple is really focusing on this tell and tale kind of adversiting recently, I guess.
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Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#86Seems to have landed on soft terrain, which makes a world of difference. The bit of charging cable ripped at the bottom still tells how harsh the journey was before the landing.
I suspect the vegetation immediately above it also had a cushioning effect. Its owner was probably charging it while using it on the plane, and the force of the decompression was enough to snap the connector off.
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee? Based on https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/baggage/checke... it seems like that would be just two checked bags (not two extra bags, two bags!) and is irrelevant of your seat class? Be lucky the poor bloke didn't need a third bag, that's when it gets really expensive. I guess I just have to chalk this up to yet another case of oddities in American flights I can't…
Well in Europe, you pay about £23 per flight just for a carry-on bag and £30 per flight for a check-in bag so I'm not sure things are any different here.
It completely depends on which airline you take. Like most other things, it's free on the more expensive airlines and more expensive on the cheaper ones.
Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#88A lot of things went into my head: * The iPhone owner didn't put a password/passcode? * Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee? * Now we know an iPhone will survive falling from the sky
> Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee? Based on https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/baggage/checke... it seems like that would be just two checked bags (not two extra bags, two bags!) and is irrelevant of your seat class? Be lucky the poor bloke didn't need a third bag, that's when it gets really expensive. I guess I just have to chalk this up to yet another case of oddities in American flights I can't…
American carriers heavily encourage fliers to get their branded credit cards in tandem with their loyalty programs, which often give perks like free checked bags, among other variously useful perks.
For example, if you have the Alaska credit card you get a free checked bag for each of up to 6 people on your reservation.
It sucks that they gouge infrequent passengers, but if you fly even a couple times a year the perks are worth the card fee for whichever airline you fly most.
Also, international flights often do have free checked bags regardless.
Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#89What if it fell on someone's head? Would they have survived?
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
You think he found the phone, and before doing anything he called Apple who said "Ok yeah, contact the NTSB, then take some selfies with it and post them on the internet. Once you do we'll make it rain money bruh."
They're trolling you dude. Their first comment was just a joke, but people bought in, and now you're being trolled, like in the original sense.
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