http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-556830 Gaurav Sat, 15 Sep 2007 22:42:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-556830 <p>Amazing....This will be the best thing as far as internet surfing/chatting is concerned, but for Voice Calls I think something needs to be thought. We can't have 100+ ppl talking...:-)</p> Amazing….This will be the best thing as far as internet surfing/chatting is concerned, but for Voice Calls I think something needs to be thought. We can’t have 100+ ppl talking…:-)

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-555926 Internet á flugi | Björgvin Þorsteinsson Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:34:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-555926 <p>[...] Nánar má lesa um þetta hjá GigaOM September 15, 2007 | Filed Under Tölvur, Flug, Almennt  [...]</p> [...] Nánar má lesa um þetta hjá GigaOM September 15, 2007 | Filed Under Tölvur, Flug, Almennt  [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-552799 Tung bandbredd på flyget at Resekoll.se Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:04:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-552799 <p>[...] Läs artikel om Internet på flyget på Gigaom.com! [...]</p> [...] Läs artikel om Internet på flyget på Gigaom.com! [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-542216 kimo crossman Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:16:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-542216 <p>It sure seems they would attempt to block those Bitorrent streams you mention.</p> It sure seems they would attempt to block those Bitorrent streams you mention.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-542040 Jesse Kopelman Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:11:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-542040 <p>Skype in the <em>First Class</em> cabin? Reminds me of the old commercial where the guy in the back of a limousine whips out the off-brand bubbly, winks at his date, and says, "how do you think I got to be so rich?"</p> Skype in the First Class cabin? Reminds me of the old commercial where the guy in the back of a limousine whips out the off-brand bubbly, winks at his date, and says, “how do you think I got to be so rich?”

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-540958 Raymond Padilla Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:50:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-540958 <p>I fully agree with TimB. The prospect of people VoIP-ing on planes terrifies me. I'm not sure my trusty Shure earbuds are up to the task of drowning out calls made by sales hacks.</p> I fully agree with TimB. The prospect of people VoIP-ing on planes terrifies me. I’m not sure my trusty Shure earbuds are up to the task of drowning out calls made by sales hacks.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-540429 Ajay Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:41:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-540429 <p>I'm skeptical about the VoIP claims as I can't imagine the latency is too great after the satellite round-trip packets have to make. My guess is that they just tested it to make sure it was possible and have swept the bad voice quality from high latency under the rug.</p> I’m skeptical about the VoIP claims as I can’t imagine the latency is too great after the satellite round-trip packets have to make. My guess is that they just tested it to make sure it was possible and have swept the bad voice quality from high latency under the rug.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-540334 Mobile Web News, Week of September 10, 2007 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:58:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-540334 <p>[...] able to surf the web during air travel, without running up charges of $200 million per microsecond! GigaOm reports that an Israeli company, Starling Advanced Communication Ltd., has developed an antenna that makes [...]</p> [...] able to surf the web during air travel, without running up charges of $200 million per microsecond! GigaOm reports that an Israeli company, Starling Advanced Communication Ltd., has developed an antenna that makes [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-540190 Om Malik Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:32:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-540190 <p>TimB, good point. except there already are a lot of rude (loud) conversations everywhere in a boeing cabin.</p> TimB, good point. except there already are a lot of rude (loud) conversations everywhere in a boeing cabin.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-540167 TimB Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:26:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/10/faster-inflight-broadband/#comment-540167 <p>I'm all for broadband, but I can't imagine anything worse than widely available voice service enabling 100+ loud conversations in the space of a Boeing cabin.</p> I’m all for broadband, but I can’t imagine anything worse than widely available voice service enabling 100+ loud conversations in the space of a Boeing cabin.

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