More On Airplanes And Internet

Posted by Hemos on Sunday December 15, 2002 @11:43PM from the the-data-friendly-skies dept.

fonixmunkee writes "as a sometimes-traveler for work, and a huge nerd, I am always excited about news like this. it appears that some airlines may start offering internet access next year when you need to get that internet fix at 35,000 feet. I was pleased when they started selling wireless internet in airports, so this is another welcomed suprise for techie travlers. apparently they want to use satellite to get high-speed connections to the planes in the air. pretty cool. " Too bad Northwest isn't going to have it for my DTW -> NRT -> KUL -> PER for CALU.

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Obvious pr0n remark by HiQ · 2002-12-15 23:47 · Score: 0, Troll

Nerd + surfing from plane = Mile High Club
Re:FP For Katie!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-15 23:47 · Score: -1, Troll

Aftenposten!
Neat! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-15 23:48 · Score: -1, Troll

Hey this will only cost 99.99 a minute! What a steal!