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Use a phone and have inflight internet with Norwegian

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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Amtrak stations get Wifi

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 [...]

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Travelling on Alaska Airlines? Get ready for in flight internet

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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WiFi Webmail users beware

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 [...]

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American Airlines to get WiFi

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 [...]