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Airline Wi-Fi — What's up?
Airborne Wi-Fi is something of a paradox. Airlines around the world are gearing up to provide it, but according to recent reports, fewer than 10 percent of you actually use it on flights where it's available. (articles.chicagotribune.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Gonna get a big antenna on my roof and take advantage of passing ships. AOL gets enuf money without me.
Maybe in our 24/7 Connected lives some people like the excuse of being in the air to escape for 3 hours.... Wow, who would have ever considered a Row 33, Middle seat as an escape!?
I thought the same exact thing....
People dont use it because they charge for it. Should be complimentary or absorbed in the cost of checked baggage.
Wifi only works when flying over land. Since the majority of my flights involve traveling over oceans rather than landmasses, it has never been available. I can see the appeal on longhaul international flights, but that's exactly when you can't get it!
Last time I used GOGO it was 12.95 for a 3hr flight. I believe that might have something to do with it. Plus a lot of people don't want to take their laptops due to the risk of theft in the security lines.
I've used GOGO on cross country trips and enjoyed it. I'm a ham radio operator and can run a program called Echolink through it that gives me access to radio repeaters around the globe. Kind of fun to check in on a net as an "air mobile" from 30k over Kansas.