Flying American Airlines Can I Bring my Laptop ???

Frequent Flyer Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 35 Location: no

Rumor has it that laptops are not allowed on planes ? Is this true ? Sad

Temporary Resident Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 150

Ive never heard that. We wont be on AA but I am bringing mine

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject:

Not true from U.S. .......... maybe from England .... check with your airline to be sure of the rules ....

(moving this from the "watersports" forum to the "getting there" forum to avoid confusion)

Frequent Flyer Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 35 Location: no

ok thanks

Native Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 2034 Location: Illinois

We fly American and my husband always brings his laptop in his backpack.

No problem--It goes through the security screening--in the old days you used to have to boot it up, but that is no longer the case.

Shelly :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject:

I've never had a problem, either.... in the U.S. or Cayman Islands. You will have to take it out of the carrying case before sending it through the x-ray machine... which won't hurt it. Don't take it through the walk-through screeners, though... they use electro-magnetic waves, which can change things inside.

Some U.S. airports have free wireless internet available in the terminal, but in the Cayman airports it isn't free!

Native Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 2034 Location: Illinois

Really Brakker----I didn't know that. We could have been surfing while we had our 3 hour delay in GC this year--who knew?

Shelly :-)

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:54 am Post subject:

shelly,

Wireless internet service is available at Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac airports... unless they have discontinued it. (Not likely). When it was initiated, they even had signs posted outside the terminal telling about it, but I don't remember seeing any outside signs the last time through. Be sure your wireless switch is "on". You will have to use your credit card to pay. I was surprised when they made it available on the Brac... we're kinda small, you know.

brakker1

Frequent Flyer Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 35 Location: no

Do you remember the price for the wireless by any chance ?

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject:

rahkonenj,

I've never used the service at the Cayman airports, so I can't help you on the charge for use. I'm sure the charge will be specified before you log on. For the record, home service for dsl here runs $40 CI ($48 US) per month.

Native Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 2034 Location: Illinois

Here's some information on the hotspots that I found online (there are a bunch of them around the island.

Need access to a Cable & Wireless HotSpot?

"Cable & Wireless offers two types of Prepaid cards HotSpot cards.

Below you will find information on both of the Cable & Wireless HotSpot PrePaid Cards.

The 1 hour Prepaid HotSpot card provides an hour of Internet access at any Cable & Wireless HotSpot for only $6.00

Card expires 120 days after initial login.

The DayPass Prepaid HotSpot card provides 24 hours of Internet access at any Cable & Wireless HotSpot for only $9.99

You will need a login ID and Password in order to login to a Hot Spot.

HotSpot prepaid cards have a login ID and password under the scratch-off panel

Or you can login to a HotSpot using your existing C&W dialup or ADSL login ID

Native Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 2034 Location: Illinois

P.S. One of the places to purchase the cards is at the grocery store.

Temporary Resident Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 161

Are you thinking about the new laptop battery rules? Lithium ion batteries?

You can't put extra batteries in your checked luggage, but you can put them in your carryon..

Native Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 2034 Location: Illinois

jdcpa

gee-I never heard about that--have to pass that on to my husband--he's the one that brings the computer and camera stuff. But thanks for mentioning it.

shelly :-)

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