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    Image of SinisterBark SinisterBark
    02/11/09

    In reply to Southwest Airlines' In-Flight Wi-Fi Free While In Beta
    If I am that guy, I am kicking the HELL out of that idiot in front of me


    Want to put your seat back? You are entitled to that just as I am entitled to put my foot up your ass while doing so

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    Image of elementary elementary
    02/11/09

    @SinisterBark: Perhaps you should avoid airline travel. You expect everyone on the plane to keep their seat upright to maximize the space of the passanger behind them?


    My seat reclines as soon as the wheels leave the ground. Don't wake me up just because you're feeling cramped and you're too cheap to spring for first class.

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    Image of GizMadone GizMadone
    02/11/09

    In reply to Southwest Airlines' In-Flight Wi-Fi Free While In Beta
    Southwest actually has more legroom (pitch) than the coach seating offered by the following airlines:


    US Airways

    United

    Northwest

    Spirit

    Swiss

    Qantas

    KLM

    Delta

    Continental

    American

    Airtran

    Air France

    British Airways

    Air Canada

    Hawaiian

    Alaska


    Source: [www.seatguru.com]


    Southwest may be cheap, but they're not second-rate.

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    Image of Sloth Sloth
    02/11/09

    @GizMadone: Only by 1-2 inches.....sadly! Best thing to do is check in EXACTLY 24 hours before your flight, get on the "A" list, and get yourself either a really good Exit row seat. Works like a charm every time!
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/11/09

    @Sloth: You'd be surprised what a difference 1-2 inches makes...
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    Image of frigg frigg
    02/11/09

    In reply to Southwest Airlines' In-Flight Wi-Fi Free While In Beta
    F netbooks. Will airlines allow us to stow a desktop computer under the seat, hook it up to a decent monitor and keyboard on the food tray, and wirelessly connect to a printer/scanner/fax in the overhead?
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    02/11/09

    @frigg: give me room for a dual monitor setup or give me nothing. not that much to ask. oh, and also a document shredder for any confidential faxes i may receive in transit.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    02/11/09

    @Anonymoose: dual monitors are sweet, but the one thing I insist on when I fly is that the airline allows me to tap into the plane's projection system to test out business presentations and get proper feedback from other passengers. Otherwise, I have to use my own projector which means about half the people in the cabin can hear me, but have a very poor view of the presentation.


    I mean, it's one thing to hear about the hallucinogenic powers of Abraham Lincoln's morning breath, or the cost saving benefits of using a PS3 as a front end for an Integrated Remote Neurosurgical System, but for passengers who are primarily visual learners, without pictures, their feedback can be a little iffy. And frankly, how fair is that to ME, a paying passenger, just trying to get a little work done, and like any other flying passenger evaluating a presentation, needs a broad enough sample to generate meaningful data?!

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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    02/11/09

    @frigg: wow, i didn't even think that was possible, at least if you were flying coach. and since southwest doesn't even have a first-class section, i didn't want to be too demanding. you've helped me, frigg. and now the passengers on flight 92 thank you as well.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    02/11/09

    @Anonymoose: Sure thing. It's like my father always said, "if you don't ask, you never know." Like when you fly, you'd be surprised at how many other passengers are willing to share their food, but you have to ask. Or if you feel a little cramped in coach, if you just ask the passengers around you to stand around the toilet area for an hour or two so that you can use their seats to stretch out, most are happy to accommodate. I think there's a website somewhere that has a bunch of these flying tips so I really can't take credit.
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    02/11/09

    @frigg: man, where were these tips for me on my last trip? i was too scared to do anything. there i was, sitting behind the crying kids and sitting next to the obese woman who smelled like moth balls and pig vomit. all i had to do was ask them to stand by the bathroom? i thought i was being polite by not asking them to quiet down or stop being fat and smelly and instead sweetly forcing the old lady in the front of the plane to switch seats with me.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    02/11/09

    @frigg: May be true for continental flights, but travelers on short commuter flights are always jerks (esp. LAX-SJC)
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    Image of frigg frigg
    02/11/09

    @Anonymoose: Actually, another tip from that site for dealing with crying kids and obese women who smell like moth balls and pig vomit is to offer to show them the fascinating new design of the plane's emergency exit, and then, once assembled in front of it, ask one of the stewardesses if she can demonstrate it's ability to open mid-flight, a feature many are delighted to demo if you ask politely. You'll be expecting the rapid depressurization to follow, but chances are they won't. And yes, ripfire: this'll work even on short commuter trips!
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    Image of LavaTea LavaTea
    02/11/09

    In reply to Southwest Airlines' In-Flight Wi-Fi Free While In Beta
    I can't believe no one made a comment on the all of the men in the picture... and they are all sitting in the back. That would have made me just a bit nervous. no offence to anyone.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    02/11/09

    @LavaTea: The man in the salmon-colored plaid shirt used to be a woman, which is why most commenters probably weren't all that concerned about all those men sitting in the back of the plane like that.
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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    01/14/09

    In reply to United Airlines Wi-Fi to Cost $13 Later This Year
    It's a fine price by me.. Though they'd better be offering in-seat power jacks.


    Also, an alternative photo apropos to this story: [www.mintred.com]

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    Image of Curves Curves
    01/14/09

    In reply to United Airlines Wi-Fi to Cost $13 Later This Year
    I would pay $13 to not have to work for the duration of my flight, so when you look at it from that perspective, its not a bad deal.
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    Image of verythrax verythrax
    01/14/09

    In reply to United Airlines Wi-Fi to Cost $13 Later This Year
    Why charge for it? People can access wifi almost everywhere, and plane tickets aren't exactly cheap.


    How about giving it for free to win over the competition?

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    Image of drewdrawsLA drewdrawsLA
    01/14/09

    @verythrax: Hahahahaha! Something free on an airline. Haha.


    How would they break your spirit if they gave you something free?

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    Image of Akibake- Akibake-
    01/14/09

    In reply to United Airlines Wi-Fi to Cost $13 Later This Year
    It's just a matter of time before one airline offers free internet to compete, and before you know it, everybody will provide it free, and we will be able to take it for granted as nature intended.
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    Image of drewdrawsLA drewdrawsLA
    01/14/09

    @Akibake-: They offer $2 water, $10 "snack packs", charge $15 to get your luggage to your destination and have removed all entertainment, blankets and pillows from flights.


    There is no competition in air travel anymore, so be thankful they're only asking $13.

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    Image of jamesIam jamesIam
    01/14/09

    In reply to United Airlines Wi-Fi to Cost $13 Later This Year
    Now if United could just get me power at my seat so my laptop battery does not die out on me when making that 5 hour flight. Not all of us have the new 17" Mac Book Pro with 8 hours of battery life!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    01/14/09

    @jamesIam: There's places online to find out which seats have outlets on which planes so you can book your seat in advance for that purpose.
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    Image of justinpe justinpe
    01/14/09

    In reply to United Airlines Wi-Fi to Cost $13 Later This Year
    I think $5 would be more reasonable. Unless you have a bunch of important business stuff to do that can't wait and requires internet, I don't see too many people paying $13 for a few hours of internet.
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    Image of JDickson87 JDickson87
    01/14/09

    @justinpe: Well, the important business stuff is often done by people who have a business to pay for their internet access. This just essentially restricts the internet to business people, and only the most desperately bored travelers. I guess they could cut in flight programming to encourage the use of their internet!
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    Image of drewdrawsLA drewdrawsLA
    01/14/09

    @jdickson87: Wait, are you saying that United hasn't cut its in-flight programming yet?


    I hate US Airways just that little bit more knowing that (and who thought it would be possible to hate them more?).

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    01/14/09

    In reply to United Airlines Wi-Fi to Cost $13 Later This Year
    I pay about that much for porn on the ground, so why not for porn in the air.


    Besides, can you REALLY put a price on having access to Gizmodo? I think not.

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    Image of robot-shmobot robot-shmobot
    01/14/09

    @MayorMcRib_GitEmSteveDave: shameless ass-kissing never gets old.
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    01/14/09

    @robot-shmobot: Buy me a beer, and I'm a fan for life. :)
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    12/11/08

    In reply to Delta to Launch In-Flight Wi-Fi In The Next Few Weeks
    The WiFi will be delayed while waiting for traffic ahead to clear.
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