Chris Gilmer ,
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Norwegian Air has announced a new in-flight internet and phone use service. Only drawback, they are only Europe bound.
Norwegian Air, a budget airline shuttle, will be launching the in-flight communication later this year, and is joining a list of other flights that allow air access (Lufthansa, JetBlue, SkyWay, American Airlines, Virgin America and Alaska Airlines). [...]
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Chris Gilmer ,
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
The mobile workforce requires one thing, and one thing only when they are out doing business in the world, Wifi. Without it we might as well stay home or in our cubicles.
If you find yourself traveling via train in the US, Amtrak might be your new best friend. Despite a flawed experiment in the Northeast [...]
Filed under: Hot Spot, Internet, Mobati, Travel, WiFi by Chris Gilmer
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Chris Gilmer ,
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Alaska Airlines has announced that it will be testing out in flight internet access using satellite on flights. The broadband service that is getting pumped into flights will get injected into a Boeing 737 next spring and will be available no matter where the jet is flying.
A first of its kind service, Alaska Airlines [...]
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Chris Gilmer ,
Monday, August 13th, 2007
Logging into secure accounts, like webmail, gmail and banking accounts can be hazardous to your security if you are using public wifi locations. There are tools on the marketplace that can intercept login and password details, as well as steal other data. The BBC spoke to an internet security specialist that runs through important information [...]
Filed under: Email, Travel, WiFi, Wireless by Chris Gilmer
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Chris Gilmer ,
Friday, August 3rd, 2007
As WiFi availability becomes a differentiating factor when choosing anything from a cafe to a hotel, Airlines are slowly getting this. American Airlines has announced that they will be launching broadband access in the air. AirCell will be the supplier testing out the high speed broadband connections starting in early 2008 on transcontinental flights, with [...]
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Chris Gilmer ,
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
Counting down the minutes, or hours, until your flight lands so you can get work done? Count no more if you’re taking a Qantas flight.
Qantas has announced that by August 2008 its new Airbus A380’s will feature satellite based internet access. There has been no pricing structure set for the service as of yet, [...]
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