Well, it finally happened. The Internet followed me onto an airplane.
I took a flight from New York to San Francisco last week, and while sitting at the gate, I noticed a representative from a company called
gogoinflight.com - offering internet service on the flight. With some trepidation, I created a gogo account at the gate, gave them my credit card info, (only $12.95 for the entire flight) and waited to clear 10,000 feet to check it out.
When I opened my laptop, it found the gogo signal, and logging on was a snap. (You don't pay unless you log on, and your $12.95 is good for the entire flight). My fears of the connection feeling like my old dial-up AOL account were quickly alleviated when the connection was instant, and fast! In no time, I was answering e-mails, checking my falling stocks, and i-chatting with my wife in New York and my daughter in Maryland.
My six hour flight was productive and seemed to go a bit faster.
Gogoinflight.com is worth checking out.
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