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In-flight Internet is coming |
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Written by Duke Carico
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Thursday, 27 December 2007 |
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Its being tested! High Speed bandwidth internet will soon be available on almost all flights! So what kind of laws and limits will be put on this? I am hoping for many! Lets face it! I don't want to sit next to some guy on a plane while he Skypes with his girlfriend and emails his wife. I don't want to have to deal with porn and I am really not sure I want someone looking over my shoulder while emailing my wife and kids . . . Now let me say that I love Skype! It rocks! But just like Cell phones intrude on others in public places, make no mistake that the internet in a public place like a plane will intrude on others also! Lets face it . . When you go to Starbucks, you have a little space. When you are on a plane, you could have as many as seven people within 8 feet of you. So talking to your computer is also going to be like talking to those seven persons. I am hoping that the appropriate filters or workarounds can be put in place on this flights to minimize the impact of the intrusion that this is going to cause for many. Lets face it, most people (me included) like to use flight time for sleep. Skype calls on handsets would almost be acceptable, but not quite in my opinion. Don't get me wrong! I welcome the ability to have internet on airplanes! I am just not sure I want to whole internet with me on that flight . . .
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