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Internet on an airplane

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I’m currently posting this article from a WiFi connection on my Delta flight back from San Francisco to Detroit Michigan.

I’m using GoGo InFlight which uses Satellites to provide reasonably decent (1Mbit) connectivity to the net.

To learn more: http://airborne.gogoinflight.com

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Reply #26 from Elemental Forums Top

Is this the sequal to "Snakes on a plane" "Web on a plane" ?

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

more like "Frogs on planes"

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Reply #28 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting SirBedwyr, reply 11

tetleyteacomment 8We can have wireless, but we can't have cell phones.   Go figure that one out.
My best understanding:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phones_on_aircraft#USA_Channel_reuse

 

The EMF issue is a touchy one.  Self-righteous tech users sputter angrily and reference Mythbusters and the like.  While they're right that most of the stuff on a modern jet is shielded, it's not guaranteed for all aircraft in the sky (that's everything made since 1903), nor does it guarantee that there is no interference at all times for all situations for all EM bands.  The anecdotal evidence remains inconclusive in spite of the fact that nothing definitive has been found.  So to keep things easy, electronics are off during critical phases of flight.  And being quite familiar with the workload during those times, I as a pilot do NOT want to be troubleshooting ghosts in the guidance in a high traffic area in the clouds during time-critical maneuvering.
End of SirBedwyr's quote

 

I think the government should just man up and say:

No, it is not due to interference, it is because most of you people already act like a bunch of douches on the ground while talking on a mobile phone, we don't need it causing fights/disturbances in the air.

Reply #29 from Elemental Forums Top

Oh jeez...

 

Just unplug yourselves for a few hours already.

 

I find it sad and pathetic the number of people who have to jump on their phones the second the plane touches down.  I couldn't imagine my irritation if everyone were doing that in flight, it's bad enough in the terminal when everyone sitting next to you is blabbing away uselessly becuase they are too socially retarded to handle life without their tether.