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August 26, 2008

“Bandwidth Hog” and Others: Use Airline Wifi Responsibly

Filed under: WiFi — Rick Seaney @ 1:12 pm
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Saw an interesting piece on InformationWeek that tackled some of the questions and potential problems for onboard internet users. Here’s some of the “no-no’s”:

  • Bandwidth Hog: this is the piggy who wants to download endless, enormous files. Those using American Airline’s Gogo will see their service slow down: “If you’re doing a lot more than what you should for fair distribution on the aircraft, we’ll put you at the back of the line.”
  • Indiscreet Ogler: the article quotes Gogo’s creator as saying “airlines currently don’t have a problem with people reading porn magazines or watching downloaded porn movies on their PCs” but please, use your common sense, and don’t look at such things on if it’s in anyone’s face, or you’re sitting next to a 10 year old (let me add, I’ve never seen anyone perusing such materials on any of my flights - which is fine with me).

June 25, 2008

An Upcoming Airline Fee You Might Actually Like

Filed under: American, WiFi — Rick Seaney @ 1:09 pm
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You know all about the so-called “bad” airline fees — likethe upcoming $2 Cokes on US Airways (and see all those fees in my handy Domestic Airline Fee Chart).

But as I’ve also told you, a “good” airline fee is on the horizon — good because it’s a fee for a NEW service, not something we used to get for free — I’m talking about WiFi.

American Airlines is testing its WiFi right now; later this year, expect to pay about $10 to $13 for WiFi per flight. And as gadling.com pointed out, this is one fee a lot of us won’t mind paying.

You Road Warriors out there — does this work for you?

February 28, 2008

Top 10 List: Airports with WiFi

Filed under: Airport, WiFi — Rick Seaney @ 4:20 pm
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It used to be that a layover at an airport was a time for maybe grabbing a bite to eat or grabbing a paper at the bookstore. Of course, those days are gone. A layover means a few extra minutes to get some work done.

So, which airports do you want to find yourself in if you just have to get wired while waiting for your next flight to take off? Forbes has put together a list of the 30 most WiFi friendly major airports in the world. They measured passenger traffic as related to WiFi stations, pay vs. free, and a variety of other factors to come up with their “overall best” list.

Keep reading to see which airports with WiFi made it into the Top Ten…

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