# I am posting this from 30,000 feet **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 10, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-posting-this-from-30-000-feet/588557 "2011-07-10T22:45:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-posting-this-from-30-000-feet/588557/1 "2011-07-10T22:45:34Z")
I am currently on a Southwest Air flight from Phoenix to Manchester, and it the first time I have used their WiFi hotspot. Works pretty good, though my laptop battery is almost drained, i was using it in the airport. The price is $5. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-posting-this-from-30-000-feet/588557/2 "2011-07-10T22:56:20Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I am currently on a Southwest Air flight from Phoenix to Manchester, and it the first time I have used their WiFi hotspot. Works pretty good, though my laptop battery is almost drained, i was using it in the airport. > > The price is $5. I keep waiting for that on one of my flights..especially the long, business ones. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-posting-this-from-30-000-feet/588557/3 "2011-07-10T23:08:30Z")
A few years ago I posted from over the Bay of Bengal. This was I think 2006, and it was Singapore Airlines - they were handing out 30 minute vouchers in the airport as a trial, so I approached each voucher babe wearing a variety of combinations of glasses, jackets etc and got about 6 of them. It was a surreal experience, akin to the first time I used a car phone. Fast, but then few other people were using the service. Not sure what the contention ratio would be like if everyone on board were using it. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-posting-this-from-30-000-feet/588557/4 "2011-07-11T00:57:07Z")
I’m back. My laptop battery died, so I am posting from my Blackberry over WiFi. They need USB power ports at each seat. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-posting-this-from-30-000-feet/588557/5 "2011-07-11T01:20:56Z")
[You must](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk) watch this mid flight. (hmm…probably too late now, well I’ll post it anyways). ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-posting-this-from-30-000-feet/588557/6 "2011-07-11T05:08:42Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > **I am posting this from 30,000 feet** > [@Simplicio](#): > > [You must](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk) watch this mid flight. (hmm..probably too late now, well I’ll post it anyways). [No, that’s what you must watch](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pXvJpianJE)