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I'm surprised that getting internet widely on planes has taken as long as it has. Air Canada still has nothing.
by drpgq 13y ago
I'm surprised that getting internet widely on planes has taken as long as it has. Air Canada still has nothing.
- joeblau 13y agoIt may not be worth the investment yet. Most people can go a few hours without internet, but that is quickly changing. Usually if I'm on the plane, I prepare myself with offline documentation and code to write or movies.
- colmvp 13y agoOn the flipside, a lot of Air Canada planes have free individual media entertainment systems and power outlets while most of the American flights I've taken don't have outlets or entertainment that doesn't require a credit card.
- eksith 13y agoSouthwest has internet that costs, I think $8-9, per day per device for internet, but TV is free. They also have on-demand, but that costs extra too. No outlets yet, though. Edit: I should mention, it's been a while.
- colmvp 13y agoGiven the choice, I prefer outlets over internet on flights, largely because I can always code or play computer games on a laptop without the internet and not worry about my computer shutting down.
- bpicolo 13y agoDelta has different things on different flights almost entirely at random. I think they have internet on basically every flight ($8, huge scam IMO but that's where internet for planes is right now), free TV on like...20-30% of flights maybe? I think I saw outlets once.
- mikeash 13y agoFunny, my surprise is in the opposite direction. Aviation moves at a glacial pace, and the speed with which in-flight internet access has been popping up is pretty shocking. Within the past couple of years, my experience has been that it's much more likely to have internet access on a US domestic flight than not.
- cbhl 13y agoAfter flying Air Canada and Virgin Airlines, I think I'll take Cup Noodles at 30 000 ft over having Wi-Fi at 8 000 ft.