http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/ Engadget Comments for American Airlines launches online widget to sniff out WiFi-equipped flights http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/
My first downrank on the new comment system!]]>Nov 19th 2009 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/
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Unfortunately Highest Ranked, your comment is not the Highest Ranked.]]>Nov 19th 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/
wrong, wrong, wrong! I can't be down-ranked. I'm Highest Ranked!!]]>Nov 19th 2009 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 20th 2009 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 20th 2009 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/
But then again, I don't fly AA.]]>Nov 19th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/
delta, you suck.]]>Nov 19th 2009 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/
I tried this on an american flight last month, and I was actually shocked at how usable and how low latency it was. I would actually consider using it more often, because I think the price is fair considering the proportional cost of the service and the technology involved. Certainly more practical for business travelers than casual use. Being able to clock a little more work makes it more than worth it if you need it.

It absolutely does not have the bandwidth however to sustain the use of the entire cabin, and if it was free, you *might* be able to download one email the whole flight.]]>Nov 19th 2009 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/
I would have to experience free in-flight wifi before I could make a judgment. First off, this page on Engadget is ~23KB, so I don't think that loading would be that big of an issue. But again, I would have to experience it. Just hopefully you don't get some idiot who tries to torrent on a flight. ]]>Nov 19th 2009 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/Nov 19th 2009 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/
This is the kind of thing I've seen increasingly on free internet services in recent years, including the free wifi at, as I mentioned, several hotels, and at our local airport. Thanks to netbooks, ipod touches, etc, more and more people are traveling with wifi enabled devices, and thanks to services like facebook, they want to use them constantly.

For the airlines and hotels it makes more sense to charge a fee to keep usage at a reasonable level and bring in a small amount of dedicated funds for the service (as well as for measuring usage trends). Personally, I'd rather pay the fee and actually be able to use the service when I want to.

That said, I also don't think the fees should be over $10 for a 4-8hour flight, or $10 per day for a hotel. It's enough to restrict use to those who need it, while still being affordable for those of us who are flying coach for a reason. And any hotel that charges $10 or more for internet when they are still only connected by a single T1 should be scolded profoundly. :)

And airports that want to charge you $10 to use the net during your 2 hour layover... ugh, give me a break.]]>Nov 19th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/19/american-airlines-launches-online-widget-to-sniff-out-wifi-equip/
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