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WiFi At Logan Airport Leads To Turf War
lucabrasi999 writes "Yahoo News is running an Associated Press story on how Boston's Logan International Airport is the site of a battle between the Massachusettes Port Authority and Continental Airlines. Seems that Massport, which runs a pay wireless service at the airport, doesn't want Continental to provide free wireless service to the members of its frequent flier club. Massport claims Continental's free service interferes with its pay service. This battle is now in the hands of the FCC." From the article: "Last month, a Massport attorney warned the airline that its antenna 'presents an unacceptable potential risk' to Logan's safety and security systems, including its keycard access system and state police communications. Massport told the airline it could route its wireless signals over Logan's Wi-Fi signal, at a 'very reasonable rate structure.' In response, however, Continental said using Logan's Wi-Fi vendor could force the airline to start charging its customers for the service."
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Our asian reporter Tricia Takanawa interviewed the CEO of the Huge-Ass Corporation.
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When I read this article this morning my gut reaction was to side with Continental on this. Obviously the airports major concern is their revenue stream. Then I thought about and remembered that
A) I don't have a continental platinum flier card
B) I don't ever fly first class
so since I cant meet either of their requirements for getting into the Continental President's Club and thus won't be able to use their wifi....
I don't care who wins.
luca brasi sleeps with the fishes because he doesn't know the difference between "it's" and "its"
That goes for both the poster and the "editors" (I use the term loosely)
Don't you mean "editor's"? Everybody knows you use apostrophe's to indicate plural.
Everyone knows that free wireless is dangerous and is linked to terrorism, whereas pay wireless promotes healthy living and airport security.
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
Why is this Flamebait? I agree with the poster.
Flamebait would be saying:
"You are a stupid mod, and it's quite obvious you've never been able to afford air travel on your part-time income from McDonalds. I am surprised you actually have the IQ to read the stuff that is posted here. Who gave you mod points anyway?"
See, THAT is flamebait. Now mod me down, my karma is unshakeable.
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
I saw a similar thing in the Geneva airport- next to some pay-to-connect WiFi networks, an open wireless network named "hidden." I don't know the story, but the idea that Mssrs. Payperconnect asked the owner of the open one to make his hidden, and so he named it "hidden"- that cracked me up...
It's psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I'll get a saw.
"For fuck sakes, it's not that hard, I'm French and I know this"
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"For fuck's sake, it's not that hard, I'm French and I know this"
For chrissakes, wouldja gimme a friggin' break, we're only American after all?
"Of course not, I would never violate the lease by bolting a satellite dish to the roof and hiding it with a fiberglass boulder. This meteorite just came crashing down the other day and I forgot to mention it."