Airplane Wifi

Ubiquitous Internet Approaching but Not Here Yet

Larry Magid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Magid

While current 3G networks are fine for using a smartphone for e-mail, texting and limited Web access, they are not generally adequate for serious use of a computer or iPad-like device.

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United Airlines Kills In-Flight Video Chat Over Terrorism Fears

switched.com | By Terrence O'Brien — Mar 12th 2010 at 11:00AM | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yesterday, tech journalist John Battelle was minding his own business, video chatting with his wife and children from 30-plus thousand feet in the air...

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I Hate Airplane WiFi: The Last Bastion of Unreachable Tranquility Disappears Forever...

Marc Ruxin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marc Ruxin

For me airplane trips, long and short, have always been an oasis of productivity and introspection, professional and personal. For as long as a plane was in the air you were theoretically unreachable.

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