Travel Technology - Get Ready to Log on at 30,000 feet from MSN today

http://tech.msn.com/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6193460&icid=tg6193460&GT1=10938

Nothing exciting here, same old promises with some info on who is trying what

Get Ready to Log on at 30,000 Feet
By John Roach, special to MSN Tech & Gadgets

Several airlines are now testing or preparing to test in-flight Internet services, and analysts say those that don’t start offering such services will be wondering where their passengers went.

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Nothing really all that new in the article (other than that AS/WN are using a sattelite-based technology, which I didn't know, but that doesn't mean it is new :p). Oh, and the FAQ-type style of the article is great, including the questions about downloading porn, peer-to-peer networks and iTunes libraries.

That being said, this is the first article I've seen that seems to do a decent job of differentiating between the LiveTV service and actual internet access, though they do gloss over it a bit.

Lets see how long this one lasts :rolleyes:

Connexion by Boeing worked great as well.

Lets see how long this one lasts :rolleyes:

Connexion by Boeing worked great as well.

There are significantly more aircraft that are going to be equipped with these services (at least LiveTV and AirCell). Also, they are much less expensive to operate, both for the airlines and the network operators. I'd expect these to survive OK.