In Flight Calls
Jul 7, 2009 | 2:32 pm
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During the Atlanta RWT weekend, Gogo Inflight solicited our opinions on in flight voice calls over their wireless on-plane network. Darren got a resounding "NO" from almost all of us. Can't imagine listening to everyone blabbing for hours while stuck with them in an aluminum tube.
Jul 7, 2009 | 3:17 pm
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That's only for people that want to be part of a network marketing organization. You don't have to join any marketing organization of the hundreds out there to purchase their products, i.e. you don't have to belong to buy soap from Amway.
Jul 7, 2009 | 3:19 pm
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Does anyone know why I get these ads next to my posts?
Jul 7, 2009 | 3:24 pm
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Jul 7, 2009 | 3:44 pm
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The difference is that "The Internet" uses far more routes than the single route from plane to ground station as used on a plane. It's far easier for them to look at traffic and block it instantly. There is no cat and mouse on these kind of connections - the NOC can look at traffic on a second-by-second basis and shut something down.
but that could cause them a ton of problems as well.
Jul 8, 2009 | 6:40 am
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are we talking about telephone talkie type calls? if so, i thought the airlines had decided not to allow those.
i once had the pleasure of a 3 hr train ride from nyc to dc listening to some guy begging his wife to take him back.
i think maybe i'll script that, and do it into a closed cell phone if and when phones are allowed on planes.
i once had the pleasure of a 3 hr train ride from nyc to dc listening to some guy begging his wife to take him back.
i think maybe i'll script that, and do it into a closed cell phone if and when phones are allowed on planes.
Jul 8, 2009 | 10:19 am
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Jul 18, 2009 | 1:26 am
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You're right...
I did some more checking and found that the only way this thing could work is to use inflight internet service. If that's the case then you could use Skype on your laptop to make calls. So this phone would not make much of a difference. It would eliminate international roaming charges on the ground so there would be some savings there. And you wouldn't have to buy airport internet service so a little more savings.
I'm not a big fan of talking when flying anyway. I can fly halfway around the world and usually get by with saying thank you about a dozen times and that's it.
I'm not a big fan of talking when flying anyway. I can fly halfway around the world and usually get by with saying thank you about a dozen times and that's it.
Jul 18, 2009 | 2:02 pm
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Panasonic picking up where Connexion by Boeing left off would make in-flight calling using an internet connection well possible there too. I used to use the internet connection from Connexion by Boeing to make and receive some calls in-flight.