JetBlue to detail e-mail and text plans, but what about cell calls?

Get ready for e-mail and text messaging aboard U.S. flights — but no voice calls. The Toronto Star/Bloomberg News writes JetBlue “will detail plans by year’s end to let passengers send free e-mail or text messages from wireless handheld devices. No U.S. airline (currently) offers such a service. New York-based JetBlue is developing the technology through its LiveTV subsidiary, spokeswoman Jenny Dervin said in an interview.” Devin says: “We think that is what customers want. They have told us in no uncertain terms that they do not want cellphone usage allowed onboard. So we’re looking at silent options.” However, there currently are no plans for wireless Internet access, Dervin says.

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