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Internet on planes
Which planes if any have internet access?
How fast is it? I'm flying to london tomorrow, and wondering if i can get a plane with internet on it so i dont need to watch crappy movies on a 11inch screen the whole time. Also... why isnt this more popular it seems like itd be cheap enough relatively, and i feel like it would definitely gain extra customers especially in business/first. |
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Re: Internet on planes
durrr,
Very few airlines have this. I believe Lufthansa might have some flying, but I'm not positive. Check their site for details. I don't think any US airlines have it in place yet. TONS of airlines, plane companies, and service providers have had projects trying to get this in place, but nobody has been able to create what they think is a profitable model (taking into account heavy startup/infrastructure costs). I remember the initial announcements said pricing would be like $25-30 per flight. Boeing has spent over A BILLION DOLLARS over the last 5-10 years getting this service rolled out with its planes. Very low adoption so far. Just recently there was talk of them [censored]-canning the whole project. |
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Re: Internet on planes
diablo, how/why do you know about that in such detail?
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Re: Internet on planes
SAS has it on most planes I believe. It's fast enough.
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Re: Internet on planes
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SAS has it on most planes I believe. It's fast enough. [/ QUOTE ] I can vouch for this. |
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Re: Internet on planes
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diablo, how/why do you know about that in such detail? [/ QUOTE ] Read one article on the topic, you too can have useful info like el diablo [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] |
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Re: Internet on planes
Do they have a way of providing power for laptops on planes? If so, I could see them commanding much more than $30 for long flights.
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Re: Internet on planes
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Do they have a way of providing power for laptops on planes? If so, I could see them commanding much more than $30 for long flights. [/ QUOTE ] I have been on flight with an electric socket per seat |
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Re: Internet on planes
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Do they have a way of providing power for laptops on planes? If so, I could see them commanding much more than $30 for long flights. [/ QUOTE ] You can buy these power adaptor things for planes called iGo's at Brookstone type places. They're kind of expensive (~$100) but worth it if you fly alot. |
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Re: Internet on planes
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diablo, how/why do you know about that in such detail? [/ QUOTE ] b/c diablo is unlike anyone else I have ever known. He (or it), has a natural desire to know as much as possible about life, and things in general. So if there is an interesting piece of info out there, diablo's natural interest will lead him to it. |
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