Wireless file hub on airplane

[PalkiaRock484]

So I'm going to China soon and I want to download some movies to watch on my iPad during the plane ride, but cause it's apple, storage is a problem. Right now I have my eyes on the RAVPower FileHub Plus, since it's a battery bank as well. So my question is, would a device generating it's own wifi network like that be allowed on a plane? Or, are there any cheap micro SD card readers for iOS that anyone can recommend cause I already have a battery bank (not 6000 maH granted) and I might not need it to be wireless. 

[manikyath]

truth is they dont interfere at all, and there's a variety of theories why you have to ranging from "just in case" to "just so you listen to the safety briefing"

 

also, how big are your movies exactly? i mean, a 720p movie can get compressed down to a 1GB file just fine...

[pagani123]

27 minutes ago, PalkiaRock484 said:

So I'm going to China soon and I want to download some movies to watch on my iPad during the plane ride, but cause it's apple, storage is a problem. Right now I have my eyes on the RAVPower FileHub Plus, since it's a battery bank as well. So my question is, would a device generating it's own wifi network like that be allowed on a plane? Or, are there any cheap micro SD card readers for iOS that anyone can recommend cause I already have a battery bank (not 6000 maH granted) and I might not need it to be wireless. 

The legal implications of bringing a wifi hotspot on an aircraft are grey to say the least. I would recommend the leef i access. it is probably the best sd car reader for phones out there it allows you to pretty much do everything you would do on a normal iphone storage device just through the leef app. 

http://www.leefco.com/iaccess

here are some reviews

http://www.macworld.com/article/3012465/phone-accessories/leef-iaccess-review-a-little-white-hook-full-of-infinite-ios-storage-possibilities.html

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/leef-iaccess-ios-microsd-reader

[Andrew657nz]

I use this, very versatile. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Connect-Wireless-Stick-16/dp/B00ZCFYDLA/ref=pd_lpo_147_lp_t_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=PV6FP7KC2JEPWBB2HTER

[PalkiaRock484]

The leef seems a bit pricey. Would a wireless media reader or a card reader be more optimal? I don't really have a preference.

[PalkiaRock484]

Actually I'll probably just use a micro as card reader, since I don't have to worry about battery life. Is ther one that isn't as expensive as the leef but is still decent. Like the $20 range, maybe a little more.

[QFA350]

It's very very very unlikely to interfere with modern planes because of how much technology has developed. Go back to when mobile phones started to become a thing. Planes were not ready for the signals received by the phones and in one rare situation an instrument did pickup a signal causing it to produce false information. Nowadays the likely hood of this happening is very low. 

I still don't recommend you use mobile or WiFi networks on a plane just to be safe if the worst was to happen. 

[QFA350]

http://www.airspacemag.com/how-things-work/turn-off-that-phone-5577574/?no-ist

This link will explain.

[thekeemo]

25 minutes ago, Warning said:

It's very very very unlikely to interfere with modern planes because of how much technology has developed. Go back to when mobile phones started to become a thing. Planes were not ready for the signals received by the phones and in one rare situation an instrument did pickup a signal causing it to produce false information. Nowadays the likely hood of this happening is very low. 

I still don't recommend you use mobile or WiFi networks on a plane just to be safe if the worst was to happen. 

I have been on several planes that have wifi..

that being said only at certain altitudes

[QFA350]

2 minutes ago, thekeemo said:

I have been on several planes that have wifi..

that being said only at certain altitudes

Agree with you on that. I have been on planes with WiFi hotspots but like you said, there are a lot of restrictions such as altitude, time, takeoff/landing and cost. Like I said before, nowadays it really is very unlikely to cause such damage to a plane with mobile signals.

You just have to check with your cabin crew before using.

[PalkiaRock484]

1 hour ago, Maybach123 said:

The legal implications of bringing a wifi hotspot on an aircraft are grey to say the least. I would recommend the leef i access. it is probably the best sd car reader for phones out there it allows you to pretty much do everything you would do on a normal iphone storage device just through the leef app. 

http://www.leefco.com/iaccess

here are some reviews

http://www.macworld.com/article/3012465/phone-accessories/leef-iaccess-review-a-little-white-hook-full-of-infinite-ios-storage-possibilities.html

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/leef-iaccess-ios-microsd-reader

The leef seems a bit pricey. Is there anything cheaper than the leef that's still decent, like $20 or maybe more. (I know I already posted this, I'm just bumping it)

[pagani123]

39 minutes ago, Warning said:

It's very very very unlikely to interfere with modern planes because of how much technology has developed. Go back to when mobile phones started to become a thing. Planes were not ready for the signals received by the phones and in one rare situation an instrument did pickup a signal causing it to produce false information. Nowadays the likely hood of this happening is very low. 

I still don't recommend you use mobile or WiFi networks on a plane just to be safe if the worst was to happen. 

 

1 hour ago, manikyath said:

truth is they dont interfere at all, and there's a variety of theories why you have to ranging from "just in case" to "just so you listen to the safety briefing"

 

also, how big are your movies exactly? i mean, a 720p movie can get compressed down to a 1GB file just fine...

It may not interfere but they can still kick you off the aircraft for using a personal wifi device on a flight. The Faa has strict rules and post 9/11 they dont put up with any protesting of the rules 

@thekeemo That wifi is integrated into the aircraft there is a difference between wifi built into an aircraft and wifi hotspots in the faa eyes.

[pagani123]

4 minutes ago, PalkiaRock484 said:

The leef seems a bit pricey. Is there anything cheaper than the leef that's still decent, like $20 or maybe more. (I know I already posted this, I'm just bumping it)

im not sure i would search around to see and read some reviews of the products your looking at 

[manikyath]

1 hour ago, Maybach123 said:

 

It may not interfere but they can still kick you off the aircraft for using a personal wifi device on a flight. The Faa has strict rules and post 9/11 they dont put up with any protesting of the rules 

@thekeemo That wifi is integrated into the aircraft there is a difference between wifi built into an aircraft and wifi hotspots in the faa eyes.

i think the issue has to do with laws being different in different places.

 

i know a guy with a laptop that is illegal in italy because their antenna power limits are lower.

its more so a "they cant guarantee the specific device wont nuke the sensors with interference, so they just put a full ban on everything".