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Virgin American In-Flight Internet Review, From In-Flight

Posted by timothy on from the latency-desires dept.

wintersynth writes "I've posted a review of Virgin America's in-flight internet provided by Gogo. Here's the scoop: Avg. .90 megabits/sec DL, .283 megabits/sec UL, ping: 130.6 msecs, $12.95 for the duration of the flight. Verdict: AWESOME. In fact, I'm posting this from 36,000 feet right now. Skype did not work for voice, even though I'm pretty sure those stats are over the minimums. Any ideas from the slashdotters on what might be going on?"

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  1. maybe..... by L3370 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Do they possibly have Skype blocked from usage on this network?

  2. Re:May I be the first to say by Joce640k · · Score: 0, Redundant

    >Oh god, I hope you, nor anyone else, ever gets this to work.

    This.

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  3. Re:Your fellow passengers are thankful... by plague3106 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I don't get this; your screaming brats are a-ok, but someone talking on the phone is not? As if all people that talk on their phone end up screaming.

  4. my experience by madcat2c · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I recently had the chance to use wireless on a delta flight, and it was $9.99 for the duration of the flight. I didn't use it because the flight was just one hour, but on my connecting flight to France there was no internet. I could have used it on that flight as it took almost 11 hours.