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Hey guys. I am currently using AirTran's inflight internet service with my laptop, so I thought I'd share my experience.
The cost is $6.00 for the entire flight regardless of length of flight (AirTran is domestic US). The connection is pretty fast compared to what I was expecting. Using some tests at DSLreports, I got 1-2 Mbps download and 200 kbps upload. So basically I can stream videos and pretty much do stuff I would normally do at home.
So far I haven't noticed any change in internet speed along the flight path but I'll update this post if anything bad happens (doubt it though).
IMO it was worth the 6 bucks to keep me from being bored for this 5 hour flight. I just have to keep power settings on my laptop really conservative to last the whole fligt :O
 
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$6.00???? THATS IT? woah... lucky...
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hey! what's your latency up there^^
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Would be so much more useful if they had outlets somewhere close to the seats. Does anyone know of an airline that does happen to have convenient outlets on non-first/business class?
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too bad iCCup is down right now for you 
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Wow that's pretty cool, I've always wondered how you can get internet service up in a plane. Does anybody know if there is any other way besides what the op is doing?
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whoa, sc on a plane.
*picks up jaw*
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Try as hard as I might, I would never be able to get my laptop run on batteries for five hours T_T Where ya goin'?
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I can't believe planes now have wifi internet on them, but they won't give you a socket to plug in a laptop.
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On September 02 2009 00:27 Saracen wrote:
Try as hard as I might, I would never be able to get my laptop run on batteries for five hours T_T Where ya goin'?
Some planes provide methods for charging.
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ROFL it would be hilarious if I could iCCup right now. I think the APM would piss off my fellow planegoers though.
I'm trying hard, but my battery is definitely not going to last 5 hours, My screen brightness is all the way down and I set CPU to 30% of max speed (lol), but I think I'll only get 3 hours out of this. Playing videos seems to drain battery faster.
This plane doesn't have a power socket, but I've been on a different plane that had some weird power outlet (not the standard three prong one), I would've needed some sort of adapter to use the pwoer there.
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@ Saracen: I'm going back to Caltech! 
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I was on a flight last year that had a socket for every seat. Don't know which plane, but it was on some cathay pacific flight to hong kong. Made the 15 hr flight bearable with my laptop.
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On September 02 2009 00:32 Liquid`NonY wrote:Show nested quote +On September 02 2009 00:27 Saracen wrote:
Try as hard as I might, I would never be able to get my laptop run on batteries for five hours T_T Where ya goin'? Some planes provide methods for charging.
In my experience, they only provide those car charger outlets, and I don't have a converter.
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Dude, you could be the first person ever to play Starcraft online from a plane. You have to do it.
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On September 02 2009 00:39 motbob wrote:
Dude, you could be the first person ever to play Starcraft online from a plane. You have to do it. Try making an iccup account while ur up there, I bet u get the super secret airplane/space country flag.
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UPDATE: currently playing PvZ on US East in windowed mode with touchpad
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I agree with motbob -- you simply have to play. At least you have the best honest excuse ever uttered by man if you lose: "I'm at 30,000 feet, my screen is at 20% brightness, people are nudging my seat, and my mouse is in another dude's crotch."
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On September 02 2009 00:47 oxidized wrote:
UPDATE: currently playing PvZ on US East in windowed mode with touchpad
lol, must be vs progamer if you play with touchpad and still have time to post in teamliquid =D
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ROFL no I just got owned by some noob haha. GG
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Would the change in altitude change your movements and increase/decrease your apm? just a random thought
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EPT
