Do airlines have WiFi?

[Slowhand]

Going to Ireland next month...first time ever being on a plane for more than 2 hours :O

[T3/T4 GSR]

Bring a lot of DVDs and batteries

[Kale]

Not any more, Boeing just pulled it out of all of there planes. And shutdown the there company that was providing it

[Slowhand]

Blah!

[l2elapse]

i could see why they would take it out but having the internet on a long flight would be the bomb

[chest6]

wait whad they do i didnt catch that

[Kale]

The installed wireless Lans in some Airlines such as Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines. I fly Singapore Airlines everywhere and I have used it several times. I even had a video CAM session going with my son once. He was in our house in Singapore and I was 39,000 ft over Indonesia at the time. The company I work for has an IP Phone that runs on the PC and I have used that as well. Boeing over estimated the potential market and the business went down the gurgler.

[K.Biz]

I believe you can hook up to a phone line (aka 56k modem) while you are flying. but i think they charge you by the min... not sure though.

[Kale]

I believe you can hook up to a phone line (aka 56k modem) while you are flying. but i think they charge you by the min... not sure though.

They do, $10 USD a minute !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Carlos_E]

Virgin Airlines and Lufthansa have Wifi in their planes.

[Kale]

Its being removed from ALL Airlines.

Business travelers -- especially those who regularly fly long-haul international routes -- are not gonna be happy about this one: after reviewing the long-term sustainability of its in-flight Connexion broadband service and reportedly seeking buyers to take over the money-losing operation, Boeing has finally decided to simply scrap the service and exit the nascent market. Citing lack of interest in its pricey offering, company Chairman, President, and CEO Jim McNerney opined that "we believe this decision best balances the long-term interests of all parties with a stake in Connexion by Boeing;" though by "all parties," he probably wasn't including our many commenters who reportedly enjoyed the ability to web surf and get their WOW-on miles above the Earth. Although the news is obviously bad for investors (benefits from the lack of further investment in the service won't initially outweigh the additional charges the company now expects to recognize this year), at least "the majority of Connexion employees" will reportedly be able to find jobs elsewhere in the organization. It still seems pretty clear that there's some demand out there for in-flight communication options (well, not if you ask Verizon), but unfortunately for Boeing, being an early adopter in this market just didn't pan out.

[Snrf]

like those in-air phones, total ripoff

[StoneGRMI]

Wow. I never knew that some airlines actually had Wi-Fi to begin with! I guess that's what I get for flying Airtran.

[Ufa]

By the time I find out about it it's gone. Story of my life.

[Gearhead007]

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