Wednesday, December 15, 2004
FCC To Vote On High Speed WiFi In Planes, Will Discuss Lifting Cellphone Ban
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 09:00 AM
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041215/D8703TK80.html
"Federal regulators plan to vote Wednesday whether to allow air travelers wireless high-speed Internet access. And they plan to talk about, without a vote, whether to end the cell phone ban."
Allowing it and making it reasonable are two different things. I can see it now. Sit down, get at cruising altitude and launch your browser to be welcomed by a screen that says "Welcome to High Speed Wireless Internet Access provided by Fly-Em-Everywhere Airlines. Please insert your credit card number here. Only $29.99 for the first hour and $9.99 for each additional hour." :roll:
Maybe I am being cynical, but Boeing announced a data access plan earlier this year with pricing only slightly less ridiculious.
As for the lifting of the cell phone ban, I am not sure how much value that has. When flying around a city you might have access, but at 25,000 feet, how much coverage would you have?
UPDATE: The wireless measure passed.
Now let's see how long it takes and what the pricing will be. :D
"Federal regulators plan to vote Wednesday whether to allow air travelers wireless high-speed Internet access. And they plan to talk about, without a vote, whether to end the cell phone ban."
Allowing it and making it reasonable are two different things. I can see it now. Sit down, get at cruising altitude and launch your browser to be welcomed by a screen that says "Welcome to High Speed Wireless Internet Access provided by Fly-Em-Everywhere Airlines. Please insert your credit card number here. Only $29.99 for the first hour and $9.99 for each additional hour." :roll:
Maybe I am being cynical, but Boeing announced a data access plan earlier this year with pricing only slightly less ridiculious.
As for the lifting of the cell phone ban, I am not sure how much value that has. When flying around a city you might have access, but at 25,000 feet, how much coverage would you have?
UPDATE: The wireless measure passed.
Now let's see how long it takes and what the pricing will be. :D
