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Southwest Airlines' In-Flight Wi-Fi Free While In Beta

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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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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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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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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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Hello Mister Walrus
02/11/09

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

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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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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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