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FLIGHT MODE - AKA Airplane Mode, Offline Mode, or Standalone Mode
Many newer mobile handsets, Smartphones and wireless devices have a special 'flight' or 'airplane' mode that turns off just the wireless radio parts of the device, for safe use on an airplane where radio transmitters are not allowed.
Most airlines and many governments ban the use of wireless radio devices during flight. Although preventing interference with the plane's onboard systems is the most well-known reason for such bans, the more important concern with cell phones is interference with mobile phone networks on the ground, which cannot handle phones at high relative altitudes and moving at airplane speeds.
Flight Mode, therefore, allows the user to safely use the non-wireless functions of a phone (such as music, games or organizer functions) on an airplane during flight.
As well as the obvious safety benefits of Flight Mode, there are a number of other business related benefits of this new 'Offline' mode:
Productivity Gains
- Set appointments, Draft Mobile Email responses & synchronise when back on the ground
- Use Mobile Window applications to update documents
- Maximise waiting and travel time
Maximise Battery Use
- Set your mobile device to Flight Mode in No/Low coverage areas - to eliminate the device searching for [unavailable] network services which is a natural drain on battery life
Do Not Disturb
- If time is precious and interruptions are undesirable, Flight Mode can act as a 'Do Not Disturb' feature - allowing you to work without a constant barrage of call activity.
