Wifi on Airplanes

Of course I like using wifi on a plane, the only problem is how much they charge you.

Yes I would enjoy it if the next plane I got on offered it since most of my flights are all longer than 5 hours and usually cross either the Pacific or Atlantic oceans.

More carriers should add WiFi to trans oceanic flights. So far Lufthansa is the only one that does. Lufthansa was the first airline to introduce WiFi on planes through a partnership with Boeing but Boeing canceled the program do to lack of interest by other airlines. But now Panasonic partnered with Lufthansa again to offer the same WiFi type of service.

Lufthansa's WiFi works because signals are transmitted via an antenna on top of the plane to satellites. All other airlines use a service that transmits the signals to ground stations and are thereby limited to offering WiFi only over land.

I haven't yet got the chance for Wi-Fi on a plane. Mainly because I'm from Ireland and they are usually so far behind in any advancements in technology. I am flying to New York in September so hopefully there will be a chance to try it out.

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I rarely fly, but if I do it's gonna be long haul, because I prefer to drive if it's only a few hundred miles.

I usually listen to music, or read. I can't ever sleep - it's too noisy and uncomfortable for me. I'd like to be able to have wi-fi as that would be a good way to pass the time.

I'll be flying transatlantic soon, but I'm sure if it will be available. It would pass a tedious long flight if it is though!

While I like the connectivity and convenience of WiFi in-flight, it's nothing next to the 'old days' where flying on an airplane was the entertainment.

I'll enjoy it when it's free. The last flight I was on charged $10 for a 2 hour flight.

I love Wi-Fi but in case of Airplanes for safety reasons, I prefer if there's Ethernet. Because Wifi Signals, I think can interfere with Radio Signals from the Airplane

It would have to be a really long flight for it to be worth while. I prefer to listin to music or sleep on a plane. Kind of nice to get away from a computer screen every once and a while.

i think WiFi on a plane is a great idea, it will give people something to do while they are flying long distances, also if the WiFi is not free and people have to pay to use it like public hotspots it also means that the airline can make money from it. if all the planes i got onto here had WiFi i would actually use it!