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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 6:05 pm
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Originally Posted by NPF
I don't really know about Southwest's internet provider, but it is virtually impossible to use a VPN on a poor base internet connection, as most in-flight connections are.
Before GoGo got so bad, I was able to regularly make and hold VPN connections. Primarily SSL VPN, but also IPSec. When the ping times got above about 500 ms, the VPN was essentially useless.
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