16
Aug
2009
Posted by: Mark Ashley

“I’m on a plane!” Oh thank God this is the internet, and not a cellphone call… but consider this my obligatory first-time-using-inflight-wireless-internet post.

I’m on an American Airlines MD-80, which happens to have Gogo wireless access. (I saved $9.95 by using code AAWiFi76194A1, valid thru August 23. You can use it too.)

Here’s my current location, for those keeping score:

inflight flightaware Obligatory inflight wi fi post

The speed is impressive:
inflight speedtest Obligatory inflight wi fi post

In any case, it’s time to put this sucker to the test and see if streaming video can work. More reports when I’m back on terra firma.

2 Comments

2 Responses to “Obligatory inflight wi-fi post”

  1. Mike Maddaloni - The Hot Iron Says:

    It runs on AT&T WorldNet Service… their old dial-up service?!

    mp/m

  2. David Says:

    Paid for it on a Delta flight from LAX to JFK, only to discovery that my battery is dying and there are no outlets around!!

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