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The Complete Inflight Wi-Fi Cheat Sheet
Are planes your last refuge from this horrible, awful internet? Or are they terrifying airborne isolation chambers, which pose a dire threat to your carefully regimented Tweeting schedule? Either way, don't buy a ticket without consulting this chart. [Jaunted]For Airplane Gadgets, Change Is In The Air
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Personal in-flight entertainment systems are getting pretty close to ubiquitous, at least on long-haul planes. According to the NYT, in-flight wi-fi will soon be just as common. Now airlines are wondering: why not just combine the two? More »Virgin Gets Wi-Fi On All Flights
AirTran said they were going to be the first to get Wi-Fi on every flight, but Virgin just ninja'ed in and beat them to it. More »The Weird State of In-Flight Wi-Fi in the US
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Starting this week, Japan's Shinkansen bullet trains will feature wireless LAN from Tokyo to Osaka. More »Southwest Airlines' In-Flight Wi-Fi Free While In Beta
Southwest this week began testing their own in-flight wi-fi service, based on a satellite connection from Row 44. It's on one plane now with more coming soon, and right now, it's free. More »Delta to Launch In-Flight Wi-Fi In The Next Few Weeks
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