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JetBlue to Offer WiFi

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the guess-where-i'm-iming-you-from dept.

andyring writes "Although some trans-Atlantic flights offer WiFi for a fee, JetBlue has won approval from the FCC to provide WiFi on their flights." From the article: "While Verizon's telephone service aboard commercial planes has not done well because of the high cost to use the phones, there has been interest in offering high-speed Internet access in the air to business travelers. The licenses will not mean travelers can soon use their cell phones in the air. The FCC and Federal Aviation Administration are still weighing whether to permit that."

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  1. Great. Just great. by shiafu · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As if the "brrrrrring" / "brrrrruuung" sounds of AOL instant messenger were not annoying enough in the college dorms.

  2. So instead of cell phone... by winkydink · · Score: 4, Insightful

    we'll get a bunch of idiots blathering over VOIP.

    Great! :(

    One of the last bastions of not having to listen to idiots shout their personal business gone.

    Sigh.

    --

    "I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey

  3. Re:VOIP? by Ossifer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's likely you won't get the bandwidth, or the latency will be too high, ports will be blocked, etc...