Vivinavi : Los Angeles : (United States) Los Angeles

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• 2018/06/26 (Tue) 10:23
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I'm still a bit fuzzy from jet lag combined with senile dementia, but that's the nice thing about being retired, I can just sit around and do nothing during the day.

I checked my Sprint account statement, and since our monthly payment is due on June 10, the monthly fee for （ calls ・ data ＊ unlimited use ） after the 11th is $5 each + the number of days from the day I arrived in Japan to June 10 that I told Sprint in advance. The total cost for both of us was $ 3.34.

I guess this 'unlimited' is still $5 for the month of the account, but if I go to Japan after the month of the account and don't tell Sprint anything, another $5 will be added to the account. Still, compared to Verizon or AT&T, it is as cheap as free. I heard that T-Mobile charges $0 for everything.

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• 2018/06/28 (Thu) 09:43
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As I thought, there was no TSA Pre ✓ inspection line at TBIT. Unlike two years ago, the entry ・ and departure checkpoints have been renovated, both are much larger, and the number of inspection lines has increased significantly.

Well, it depends on the busy season ・ and the off season, but even in June, when the university here is on summer vacation and the ticket price is at summer rate, I think TSA Pre ✓ line is not necessary, even at TBIT.

Also, the immigration checkpoints back at LAX are much larger, with 10 Kiosk Terminals, and the line for US Citizen/Permanent Residents was not too long and was getting faster. I have recently chosen English because I had trouble understanding the meaning of Japanese when I had chosen Japanese before.

In addition, the number of Carousel Trolleys has increased considerably, and they are so large that it is difficult to know where to go until the announcement is made, "What is the number of your flight". In addition, Oversize Luggage is located at the far end of the large floor, and in my case, my rigid belt was not in the place where long luggage such as a long surfboard comes out, and I waited in front of the belt for a long time, but it never came out at all.

Eventually, what looked like a female attendant appeared and opened the large door on the left with a key and started taking out the heavy luggage inside. I thought she was taking out some specific airline's luggage, but there was also my 140 cm long rigid belt wrapped in a bubble sheet. I might have waited in front of the belt all day if I didn't know it was coming out from somewhere else.

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• 2018/06/29 (Fri) 12:22
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I have talked about Noise Cancellation Headphones before, but just before I left for Japan, I received a shipment of TaoTronics Earbuds headphones from Amazon, and they are the best at eliminating in-flight noise.

Unlike the earbuds that completely cover your ears, I didn't have high hopes for the effectiveness of the earbuds. However, when I put it in my ear without plugging it in and turned it on, I was surprised. At first I felt as if the jet engine of an airplane stopped and the flight itself stopped in mid-air. After a little while, the cabin noise was faintly audible. But I would describe it as 80% ～ 90% less. This was a real surprise since I did not expect that much. However, it is only the continuous mechanical noises such as the noise in the cabin that is reduced to a great extent, and the reduction rate of discontinuous noises such as human voices or crying babies is about 60% ～ 70%.

This difference was mentioned in the Amazon buyer's comments. I think the noise reduction circuitry is more likely to cancel out incoming continuous noise and less likely to cancel out discontinuous noise. A more expensive microcontroller circuit and its software would cancel out any noise. But at a retail price of $46, it is not that much of an investment.

The sound quality of other sounds, such as music, emphasizes bass more than necessary. The sound quality of music, for example, emphasizes bass more than necessary, so bass sounds are pleasantly buzzy, but the crunchy sounds of cymbals and other instruments are subdued. In this respect, top brand headphones such as Sennheiser's are really well made. However, the price is also quite expensive.

• さにー
• 2018/06/30 (Sat) 00:09
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I use bose QC35 headphones with noise cancellation function, and I felt that they are the quintessential Bose headphones. Younger people may also be interested in the looks, but Beats also recently released headphones with noise cancellation function. （ Both are priced over 30,000 ）.

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• 2018/06/30 (Sat) 11:38
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Sasan,

I saw the Bose QuietComfort 35 on Amazon and it costs $329. But if it's Bose, it's also wireless, and already, I guess it's perfect. And I can watch stereo and Hi-Fi TV at home.

On the other hand, if my main goal is noise-free on the plane, which is what I want, the $46 ones serve me well. It has the hassle of being wired, whereas the full-ear-coverage models are cumbersome to carry, but it can be rolled up and put in a breast pocket with no difficulty and is very easy to handle on the plane. I would say that you can hear more than the cabin noise, but even if you are not sleeping, if you have your eyes closed and are listening to music, you can barely hear the FA's voice, so keep your visual attention on the FA when he is serving you food or drinks.

In the cabin, the air pressure is about 80% of that on the ground, the air is extremely dry, and you are sitting in a small seat for more than 10 hours with all that noise, so the food may not taste good and you may feel very tired. Please try to make your stay as comfortable as possible. If you want to help, you can be merry with alcoholic beverages.