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Free Internet At 35,000 Ft Til Dec 31
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:31 pm
by amirs
Apaprently EL AL will offer its FLYWEB service free of charge, from October 2 til Dec 31. On Dec 31, Boeing will stop the internet service.
Since it is Boeing who makes the charge, I guess that all airlines will offer the service free of charge til the end of the year.
RE: Free Internet At 35,000 Ft Til Dec 31
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:06 pm
by willbdsp
What other airlines have internet in the sky?
RE: Free Internet At 35,000 Ft Til Dec 31
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:11 pm
by BostonGuy
RE: Free Internet At 35,000 Ft Til Dec 31
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:31 pm
by scaredflyer21
Just curious,
Why is Boeing cancelling this service? It seems like it should have been very popular with airline customers.
RE: Free Internet At 35,000 Ft Til Dec 31
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:59 am
by khobar
Quoting Scaredflyer21 (Reply 3):
Why is Boeing cancelling this service? It seems like it should have been very popular with airline customers. |
Dunno - maybe like the Airphone it was priced out of reach of the masses (who have no room for a laptop anyway)?
RE: Free Internet At 35,000 Ft Til Dec 31
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:06 am
by LN-MOW
SAS is doing the same thing. The service will be discontinued Dec 31.
RE: Free Internet At 35,000 Ft Til Dec 31
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:31 am
by amirs
it looks like Panasonic might save the internet experience in the skies.
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/006973.html
RE: Free Internet At 35,000 Ft Til Dec 31
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:37 am
by LAXintl
Quoting Scaredflyer21 (Reply 3):
Why is Boeing cancelling this service? It seems like it should have been very popular with airline customers. |
They lost incredible sums of money on it, with no light at end of the tunnel for the service to turn profitable.
http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2006/q3/060817a_nr.html
RE: Free Internet At 35,000 Ft Til Dec 31
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:03 am
by Avatordon
JAL also free till the end of December.
RE: Free Internet At 35,000 Ft Til Dec 31
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:52 pm
by kdm
Hope
SQ follow, I gave then $26.95 on Tuesday, and willprobably give them some more money next month.
RE: Free Internet At 35,000 Ft Til Dec 31
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:55 pm
by N1120A
Wow, that really sucks. I thought Connexion really would be the way of the future. Too bad I never got to use it.