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We’d love to on one of the two flights that American Airlines is using to test their Aircell-equipped airliners’ in-flight broadband data service. Following on American Airlines’ announcement that they’ll be retrofitting 15 of their Boeing 757 jets with Aircell hardware capable of providing 2Mbps data service, the US air carrier is set to test the service on two domestic flights today. The service, dubbed “Aircell Gogo,” brings the convenience of internet access to in-flight passengers while preventing annoying in-flight voice calls.
The Aircell gogo service will be tested on two American Airlines flights flying between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Lucky laptop- or smartphone-toting passengers will get to test the Gogo service for free today. Once the service is rolled out, Gogo will cost $12.95 for flights lasting three hours or more, and $9.95 for shorter flights.
The in-flight broadband data revolution has begun!
About The Author
Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
