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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. RF on planes? by Avatar889 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought they explicitly banned RF devices from being operated on planes for "security reasons"?

    Did they also make a whole bunch of changes to the plane or did they actually test to see if it would cause any harm (like the FAA prevented the MythBusters from doing).

    I for one can't wait to fall out of the sky because some 12 year old needs to download his pr0n faster, so he brings a yagi on the plane.

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    Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementia (There is no great genius without a mixture of madness) - Aristotle