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One of the United States' best-known, no-frills airlines may be getting a bit, well, frilly, as Southwest has just announced it will be testing a new broadband, satellite-delivered Internet access service to its passengers starting this summer.
Dallas, Texas-based Southwest is working with Row 44 (self-described world leader in airborne broadband communication) to equip four aircraft for trials this summer so customers can have access to e-mail, music, shopping, and virtual private networks (VPN) via a high-speed connection.
Row 44 is the same company working with Alaska Airlines to implement its in-air wireless access tests this Spring.
Virgin America is also promising in-air internet access, although the timetable for that service has not yet been set. American Airlines and JetBlue have also announced plans for in-flight Internet access, although JetBlue's plans may be limited to a few types of devices and services. American is working with AirCell, a competitor to Row 44. No exact timetable is available for their full service roll-outs, either.
From BetaNews.
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsmikeJan 24th 2008 6:10PM
but all the planes will crash when i use my own connection instead of paying for there's
SuzieJan 26th 2008 4:13PM
Yep, good way to let terrorists communicate with one another while in mid-flight. Are they crazy? Don't they think in advance?
AngelJan 28th 2008 6:51AM
Suzi, do you think that they don't communicate now if they really want ? I'm almost positive that a terrorist plot has hinged on someone's ability to access their email mid flight. They're already in plan and ready once the plane leaves the ground. Stop being a paranoid idiot.
bobJan 26th 2008 7:15PM
Hey Suzi, why don,t you dig a nice hole and stick your head in it. I refuse to allow our lives and liberties be curtailed because of paranoid people like yourself.
vaderJan 26th 2008 9:35PM
Mike-- you are hilarious!
melbournebeachJan 26th 2008 10:46PM
i am a flight attendant and fly overseas can you now imagine 300 chinese on their cell phones for 13 hours and you are sitting in the middle of them