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Two women right behind me talked the entire loving 4 hours of my flight today. Out of Montreal, so it was entirely in French. On a 6:30am flight. Oh, and a bunch of other fucktards had to look out the window. I am so tired.
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FunOne posted:Two women right behind me talked the entire loving 4 hours of my flight today. Out of Montreal, so it was entirely in French. On a 6:30am flight. Noise cancelling headphones were one of my best travel purchases.
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Thomamelas posted:Noise cancelling headphones were one of my best travel purchases. This should be the entirety of the OP
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Sep 29, 2017 16:59
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Thomamelas posted:Noise cancelling headphones were one of my best travel purchases. I've got QC15s, but I usually don't bother on shorter flights like this and just bring my Shures. The Shures do a good job, but on a regional jet and idiots right behind you the only option is to turn the music up loud enough to drown them out which is just bad in a different way. I've found the 15s at least do a good job of cutting DOWN sound, but not entirely, especially jabbering birds. So, even if I had them I doubt it would've done much. The China flights have a similar problem. Plus, I hate that crease that the headband puts into your hair for the rest of the day. Still, I'll probably get the new QCs /w Google Assistant at some point.
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FunOne posted:I've got QC15s, but I usually don't bother on shorter flights like this and just bring my Shures. The Shures do a good job, but on a regional jet and idiots right behind you the only option is to turn the music up loud enough to drown them out which is just bad in a different way. I have the QC20s and I have to take them out to hear the flight attendants asking me questions.
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Sep 29, 2017 17:11
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Thomamelas posted:I have the QC20s and I have to take them out to hear the flight attendants asking me questions. Maybe they've improved in the many years since I got mine. Mine you can't wear without music next to the bathroom because it'll cut out all the airplane drone and leave you with fun bathroom sounds.
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If I purchase my economy tickets through the chase UR portal, can I use SWUs or miles to upgrade? What if I book a partner airline?
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Sep 29, 2017 17:48
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I like my noise cancelling but my molded earplugs get more use when I'm trying to sleep
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Holy smokes JAL domestic is awesome. It's probably the best service I encountered for a domestic flight. A little OCD but still nice
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Testing free wifi? Dick butt? Wonder when we can stream netflix online ? Does that mean people will be able to Skype call? Ugh
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caberham posted:Testing free wifi? Dick butt? Japanese will be too polite to skype on the plane. On the other hand, tourists...
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Cacafuego posted:If I purchase my economy tickets through the chase UR portal, can I use SWUs or miles to upgrade? When I purchased United tickets through the Chase UR portal, it was ~exactly the same as though I had booked them with United directly.
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Mandalay posted:Japanese will be too polite to skype on the plane. I've noticed Chinese people like to video chat at the gate/in the plane before the door close and spend most of their time waving at each other. Also, it's always on speaker. Never headphones. Maybe it's just the routes I take.
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turing_test posted:When I purchased United tickets through the Chase UR portal, it was ~exactly the same as though I had booked them with United directly. I recently bought a ticket on American with UR and was able to upgrade with miles. Make sure you ask/determine before you buy the ticket of it's a bulk ticket. AA was able to upgrade the ticket, but they aren't able to make any changes to the reservation. Also, the way you earn EQDs on a bulk fare is different, which could work to your advantage or disadvantage (disaadvantage?) In my case it looks like EQDs are 10% of miles flown (to my disadvantage)
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turing_test posted:When I purchased United tickets through the Chase UR portal, it was ~exactly the same as though I had booked them with United directly. cheque_some posted:I recently bought a ticket on American with UR and was able to upgrade with miles. Make sure you ask/determine before you buy the ticket of it's a bulk ticket. AA was able to upgrade the ticket, but they aren't able to make any changes to the reservation. Also, the way you earn EQDs on a bulk fare is different, which could work to your advantage or disadvantage (disaadvantage?) In my case it looks like EQDs are 10% of miles flown (to my disadvantage) ^^^thanks for this info!^^^
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Motronic posted:I've noticed Chinese people like to video chat at the gate/in the plane before the door close and spend most of their time waving at each other. Also, it's always on speaker. Never headphones. It's everybody everywhere. Making voice or video communications generally accessible to airplane passengers will be horrible, and it will only be worse the longer the flight.
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Motronic posted:I've noticed Chinese people like to video chat at the gate/in the plane before the door close and spend most of their time waving at each other. Also, it's always on speaker. Never headphones. Ever flown a Chinese airline? Cell phones are banned in-flight, even in airplane mode. But laptops and ipads are OK. It's batshit retarded.
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Midjack posted:It's everybody everywhere. Making voice or video communications generally accessible to airplane passengers will be horrible, and it will only be worse the longer the flight. It's not. Certain cultures it's much more pronounced to loudly video call and update your mother/wife/dog on everything you do. But you're right in the sense that technology is a terrible enabler of these norms.
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FunOne posted:I've got QC15s, but I usually don't bother on shorter flights like this and just bring my Shures. The Shures do a good job, but on a regional jet and idiots right behind you the only option is to turn the music up loud enough to drown them out which is just bad in a different way. Get a newer pair of QC20's and then bask in the knowledge that as stupid and overpriced as Bose products are this is the one thing they make that truly earns its keep and then some. I'm 3 years in to mine and they have saved my sanity on hundreds of flights, short and long. Super-comfortable, you can even sleep with them in, and the best noise cancelling there is. Overall sound quality isn't top notch but it's "good enough" in my book. Easy to pack too. The only thing is you have to do is remember to keep them charged; I've been using them on so many trips that it's become as much a travel ritual as making sure I have my passport and wallet, etc.
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Ixian posted:Get a newer pair of QC20's and then bask in the knowledge that as stupid and overpriced as Bose products are this is the one thing they make that truly earns its keep and then some. I 100% agree with everything in this post. I went through nearly a QC-20s worth of poo poo on Amazon claiming to be good with good reviews. It's glaringly obvious to me that nobody writing those positive reviews for any of that poo poo has ever used actual Bose earbuds or headphones. Not only does the noise cancellation work much better.....to the point that it was actually startling the first few times I turned them on...but they are far more comfortable than anything else I tried. They have the best product in the market and they know it. What confuses me is why someone else doesn't spend the extra $10 per unit to make theirs nearly as good (come on, at least make them comfortable), sell them for half the Bose price and clean up in the market.
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Is there a good summary for first-time business travelers? I've really only ever traveled for vacation before every couple of years. On Thursday I was basically drafted onto a project at a client site as a consultant, so I'll be flying from OHare to Cleveland every week for the foreseeable future. So far I've signed up for the rewards programs, booked my flight/hotel/car, and packed for 4 days of work. What can I do to make my life on the road better? I'm writing this from a 6am flight, and I really just wish I was still in bed.
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At least it's a short hop. Bring a good sleep mask, IEMs/ear plugs, lots of extra chargers and cables, battery pack, cheap spare cell phone you can swap your SIM into in an emergency.
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Initio posted:Is there a good summary for first-time business travelers? I've really only ever traveled for vacation before every couple of years. Sleep earlier, eat the salad instead of the steak, read books, drink more water.
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Some people here have mentioned leaving a bag at the hotel if you're going to be going back to the same place week after week.
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In no particular order but some of the small lessons I've learned over the past two years of regular travel:
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These are good tips but you'll figure it out. You're going to Cleveland, not central Africa
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Africa was actually one of the easiest trips minus 30+ hours each way in coach. Everything was taken care of for me - food, entertainment, booze... It was fun as hell.
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Oct 2, 2017 16:30
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Yeah, hard to get worse than Cleveland
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A few weeks ago they almost wouldn't let me into Congo because of a missing signature on my yellow fever certificate.
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Yo thread, French want me to carry two laptops for work, and I need a new bag. I'm not opposed to a traditional backpack, but a sling bag could work too. Needs to fit 2 15.6 laptops, 2 power cords, kindle, battery, and personal accessories, Wouldn't mind if I could cram my dopp kit and a few other small items in there. Any recommendations?
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Rex-Goliath posted:[*]Make sure you have the <4oz versions of all your toiletries, toothpaste, eye contact solution, etc. Have those and just leave them in your suitcase so you never have to worry about packing them. I'd go one farther and suggest you get a duplicate of everything in your toiletries. Razor, toothbrush, comb, Tylenol, everything. Then you don't have to worry about switching in and out every weekend, because eventually you'll forget and be annoyed that trip.
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Midjack posted:I'd go one farther and suggest you get a duplicate of everything in your toiletries. Razor, toothbrush, comb, Tylenol, everything. Then you don't have to worry about switching in and out every weekend, because eventually you'll forget and be annoyed that trip. Yeah., do this. My dopp kit never comes out of my suitcase unless I need to refill something from home.
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Immanentized posted:Yo thread, I use the Red Oxx CPA as a carry on item and you'll be able to fit two laptops into it along with some other things in it. If you're looking for something a bit more backpack like then the Skytrain by Red Oxx will fit all of that along with some clothing.
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Immanentized posted:Yo thread, Im interesres in this cause I travel with two laptops but it's mostly cause I don't like watching porn on my phones.
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Midjack posted:I'd go one farther and suggest you get a duplicate of everything in your toiletries. Razor, toothbrush, comb, Tylenol, everything. Then you don't have to worry about switching in and out every weekend, because eventually you'll forget and be annoyed that trip. Yeah that's what I meant by 'never leaving your suitcase'
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Immanentized posted:Yo thread, I bought the Timbuk2 Authority backpack and couldn't be happier with it. I have a Dell XPS 15 and a Lenovo T440p in it, along with a ton of misc wires/connectors/thingamabobs.
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Immanentized posted:Yo thread, I have to carry three laptops and just bought this Tumi bag and it's worked pretty well so far.
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I've put two 15"s in one of these and it's great: http://www.saddlebackleather.com/leather-briefcase?custcol1=3&custcol2=4&custcol3=3&custcol15=1 Although I normally just stick to a single 15" MBP (in a sleeve), iPad (in a sleeve on the exterior pocket), Switch (in a small case), accessories for those, and other travel stuff (spare eyeglasses, sunglasses, passport). Consolidate chargers if you can: I use the MBP charger for the MBP and Switch, and http://amzn.to/2xbhrSM for everything USB.
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Cocoa Crispies posted:Consolidate chargers if you can: I use the MBP charger for the MBP and Switch, and http://amzn.to/2xbhrSM for everything USB. Seconding the Anker, we have dozens of them all over my place. I personally keep one coiled up in each of my travel bags, ready to go. If your MBP battery lasts you all day, you can actually charge it off the Anker as well - just very slowly. If my projected laptop usage is light for a trip, I'll travel only with the Anker and charge the laptop overnight. NeuralSpark fucked around with this message at 21:36 on Oct 2, 2017 |
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