A break in our normal program – my WLAN phone

I normally don’t indulge here in gadget bliss, but I wanted to share one thought:

I’ve been playing with one of Nokia’s WLAN phones with the new open source browser (OSS Browser). It’s so cool. Browsing is so fast and I can use a ton of services that use AJAX. I don’t have the software, but I want to try VoIP over WLAN with the phone.

With that in mind:
Just now I was transferring some podcasts onto my memory card and had my phone offline. When I went to put my phone back online, I wondered if I could turn on the WLAN without having to turn on the cell network radio. And indeed I could.*

Wouldn’t it be nifty to use something like Skype or Gizmo from a plane over WLAN?

Can’t wait to try it out.

But then again, I haven’t even been on a plane with a WLAN.

Sigh.

*You can also turn on the Bluetooth in offline mode, but it’s not approved on planes. But, do you think if I made a fake cable for my Bluetooth keyboard, I could maybe get away with it? 🙂