Air France Launches In-Flight Cell Service
Every time we write about this, we feel a little bit more like the apocalypse is imminent. Air France has officially taken the wraps off its cell-phones-at-30,000-feet service. At first, the service is being piloted on just one type of aircraft on certain routes -- the Airbus A318 on certain European routes -- and with only data capabilities for receiving text messages and e-mail. Then, after three months, the switch will be thrown on the voice capabilities.
We hope that the high price (about $2.50 a minute) -- and the unavoidable eruptions of violence between yappy passengers and those who can't stand listening to the self-important jackasses next to them -- will keep this system from ever seeing widespread use.
From The::Unwired
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M Sauzier @ Dec 24th 2007 12:12AM
1,000,000 % agree !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!