Hello from 30000 feets above the sky

The technology is awesome

[ThomasB]

I'm just on the plane from Munich to LAX. I'm surfing the web via a WIFI (802.11b) connection and it's pretty fast. I'm really amazed that it works. Just tried a download at 22 kb/s which is amazing for a plane that is flying about 550 mph.

Ok, have to work a bit now, 10 hours to go. :)

[mcavill]

>> download at 22 kb/s which is amazing for a plane that is flying about 550 mph

Pretty impressive!

[trillianjedi]

LOL

That's impressive.

TJ

[Woz]

I would reply, but by the time I hit the submit button you'd be gone already ;)

Onya
Woz

[ThomasB]

just had lunch and watching movies, will give you updates in vegas

[monkeythumpa]

So I understand how the WiFI works, but where is the plane "plugging in" to the internet? Surely those RV satalite dishes would be ripped off at speeds above 200 mph.

[Rugles]

I was wondering the same thing. Is he catching nodes coming up from earth?
Somebody splain this to me please.

[bakedjake]

WiFi on the plane, then satellite uplink. Same way they do the airfones.

[trillianjedi]

No it's definitely satellite.

My best guess as to how it works is at that height, a parabolic dish is probably not required....

TJ

[Shak]

I think Thomas is prevaricating.

asked him to hook up webcam and get 1 of the german stewardesses who were giving him a massage to say hello, and he went all silent and logged off.

bet ya he was in an internet cafe some where.

suppose next he'll be saying he has a phone without wires,

Shak

[edited by: lawman at 10:54 am (utc) on Nov. 13, 2004]
[edit reason] speeling [/edit]

[cyberair]

Nice, which airline is this? I haven't had any wifi in my trips :(

[duckhunter]

I read an article in USA Today a few weeks back about it. They didn't mention any in use, though.

[Shak]

Lufthansa airlines

[GodLikeLotus]

[cms.lufthansa.com...]

[Learning Curve]

I don't do travel but this seems to open up a whole new niche. People have time to kill on planes so they would be able to surf and buy stuff.

Perhaps tie-ins with airline magazines, "Make reservations online now for Joe's Steakhouse in Las Vegas and receive a free... "

"Order online now and receive a special gift..."

You could order a gift for your host in the city you left, check your connecting flights, or check the weather and newspaper in your destination city.

[Essex_boy]

Ha! Still using planes? in Essex we use teleporters....

[TinkyWinky]

LOL - nice one essex boy!

I think it's pants.... who wants to be hounded by stroppy clients when you're getting pissed at 35,000 feet!

[grandpa]

in Essex we use teleporters....

Yeah? But can you surf the web whilst you're teleporting about Essex? I bet not.