It’s been announced that in 2008 both American Airlines and Lufthansa are launching broadband service (via WiFi) on their planes. Gee this is going to be great!! I get to sit next to some fat sweaty dude from Boston and listen to him POUND his keyboard for a couple of hours. Then, when he’s done looking at porn he can get his headset out and talk to all of his load mouthed buddies about the Red Sox via Skype (Voice Over IP). Since the calls are cheap every bubba will try to use it. As if arriving at the airport 12 hours before your flight, hunting for a parking space, standing in the cattle call line called Security, and having to strip to your skivvies to get through security isn’t bad enough we now have to deal this.
I know there is an argument that this will make us more productive. But let’s all admit that there are times when you just want to get on the plane and catch a nap or read a book. Some of us take advantage of flight time to….relax. Now we get to listen to some dude named Tony babble to his buddy Dominic about the Yankees/ Sox game last night….. That’s going to be worth the price of admission. Since there is a God in heaven I am hoping that God and the FAA will not allow voice traffic over the WiFi so I don’t have to listen to people babble about the Sox.
I know there is an argument that this will make us more productive. But let’s all admit that there are times when you just want to get on the plane and catch a nap or read a book. Some of us take advantage of flight time to….relax. Now we get to listen to some dude named Tony babble to his buddy Dominic about the Yankees/ Sox game last night….. That’s going to be worth the price of admission. Since there is a God in heaven I am hoping that God and the FAA will not allow voice traffic over the WiFi so I don’t have to listen to people babble about the Sox.
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