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- In-flight Internet cleared for take-off
- I've been skeptical of plans for in-flight broadband access. Let's face it, the airlines don't have a great track record here. No one used those sad phones in the seatbacks. And Boeing's Connexion service--once offered by a few international carriers--is gone. But this time it may finally happen. ...
- Tags: Internet Access, American Airlines, Wall Street Journal, Flight, JetBlue Airways Corp., Boeing Co., Equipment, Satellite, Virgin America, Aircell, U.S. In-flight Broadband, Satellite TV, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- In-flight Internet might work for you, but not for me
- On Wednesday, in-flight mobile broadband solutions provider AirCell announced an agreement with American Airlines that would enable inflight Wi-Fi Internet access.First up, sometime next year will be transcontinental routes, served by Boeing 767s.That actually makes sense. Transcontinental nonstops leave passengers out of touch for five to six hours. If you...
- Tags: Predictions and Observations, News
- Blog posts 2007-08-01
- Sorry, no VoIP over WiFi from your plane-unless
- In all the excitement about WiFi coming to aircraft within the next year or so they say, a key fact is being overlooked.Buried in a Wall Street Journal story about the deal is that airplane WiFi contractor AirCell will block voice calls over the Internet. Thats just for those...
- Tags: General, WiFi, trends
- Blog posts 2007-04-04
- So how many calls could cell-in-air support, anyway?
- On Wi-Fi Network News, Glen Fleishman, who is the authority on all matters Wi-Fi, made a post late yesterday that took on two related topics.He noted the FCC (Federal Communications Commisison is sticking with its ban of cell phones on airplanes right now, while negating at least one published...
- Tags: Mobile, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-04
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- In-flight Internet cleared for take-off
- In-flight Internet cleared for take-offRe: No one used those sad phones in the seatbacks...That's because they priced them out of the market. If the airlines had not done so, they may have gotten much more use.The one cost cited in the article ($10 for many flights) is much more...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, cellphone usage, In-flight Internet, phone, obnoxiousness, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- Prediction: BlackBerry in-flight will take longer than you think
- As has been reported, within a year you will be able to use your BlackBerry on selected flights. Thats because AirCell will install equipment on airliners that will act as a WiFi hotspot in the cabin and connect to Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerrys, and laptop computers too. The "up until" factor...
- Tags: Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-04-04
- Skype petitions FCC for open cellular access
- Skype petitions FCC for open cellular accessSkype in a Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone (PPC6700 from Alltel)I think this would be great when I get to use Skype and [url=http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/ipcaptioned.html]IP Captioned Telephone Service[/url]. Because I am hearing impaired and my mom, dad, and I don't like relay (as I can't...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, telephony, FCC, phone, Skype Technologies S.A.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-22
- Cable (zip)
- Cable is one simple tool with that we will be able to find out the loss of signal produced in a wireless installation or Wi-Fi according to the meters and type of used cable. In order to reach the result in dB we will have solely to indicate the type...
- Tags: Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking
- Software downloads 2005-09-16
- In-flight VoIP is likely soon, broadband phone services provider tells me
- At least one IP broadband phone service provider believes that with this week's FCC ruling allowing Wi-Fi access on planes, that the pieces are coming into place that will allow VoIP calls from the air, as well.Chris Liu of VoicePulse wrote me this morning to introduce his company's perspective on...
- Tags: FCC, telephone, VoIP
- Blog posts 2004-12-17
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