Phone calls on board?

I read somewhere that you can make calls from some VS planes, if this is so, how much a minute does it cost? And how do you actually pay for the call.

I'm flying to Orlando from MAN next week( economy [:(]) and thought it would be funny to ring my old man up from 35000 ft

I know it won't be cheap, but it'd be a one off

TIA,
Dave.

Dave, I'm sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the cost of the call is around $6 per minute. You swipe your card through the handset.

However, I've read on some posts recently that on the MAN flight a lot of the phones/handsets don't work!!

Matt

Phone calls are US$9 a minute charged to your credit card.

[mitchja]

I think you'll find it's nearer $9 a minute - not that I've ever used the phones.

Regards

Cheers Matt,£4 is not too bad, be just my luck to get a broken one.

Dave.

OK, so I got my 9 upside down!![:I]

[mitchja]

Tinkerbelle - you beat me to it!!!

Welcome aboard BTW Dave

What ever happended to the 'Earth Calling' system [?] Where you purchased a swipe card from your mobile phone network operator and after swipping the card onboard all your incoming mobile phone calls were diverted to you seat phone.

Regards

Jeez, you gotta be fast on this forum LOL

So it'll be £5 then [:I]

quote:Originally posted by mitchja
Tinkerbelle - you bet me to it!!!

Welcome aboard BTW Dave


regards

Cheers James.

[mitchja]

I'm still desperate to get V:Port on a VS flight so I can text my boss at work whilst I'm mid-flight slurping champers and been pampered

Regards

Is the price the same in PE/UC?

[mitchja]

Yes - it the same throughout the aircraft

Regards