pelican at 35000 ft

[bbaer6676]

currently flying over the atlantic to germany, looks like they now offer wifi. what better way to spend me 3 hrs for 18 bucks then surfing pelican !

[efhughes3]

That's pretty cool

[jriera]

Which airline are you flying?? Heading that way at the end of April ...

[bbaer6676]

lufthansa, they say they are the only ones that have it. its really pretty cool and a great way to kill time on this eight hour flight. orcourse i think my girlfirend is getting a little mad im spending all my time on here.

[bell]

Originally posted by bbaer6676
i think my girlfirend is getting a little mad im spending all my time on here.

tell her to relax and enjoy some peanutz.....
or
maybe you 2 could join the "club"

have a nice flight

[jriera]

Thanks, Lufthansa will be next time for me ....

Go take care of the g/f ....

[Hugh R]

Very cool. I'm no expert, but I've been told on unencrypted wifi you should be careful about not accessing secure sites like your bank, user names and passwords just flying around the ether.

[450knotOffice]

Very cool, I must say. I'd seen a program about this technology maybe a year ago. Lufthansa was the airline that was trying it out.

Enjoy Deutschland. I'm half German and spent much of my childhood living there. We'd usually travel on Lufthansa. This was back in the 60's (707's were used then) and 70's (747's - much better for a long flight). I still remember it like it was yesterday.

Enjoy your flight, but get to sleep soon or you'll be wiped in the morning.

[9dreizig]

Hey what do they charge for the WiFi ?? if any ..

[84porsche]

$18 bucks for three hours, ouch. Well all things considered, not as bad as the Marriott in Miami, I paid $1.00 for 5 minutes so $12.00 for an hour. I can't stand the Pelican withdrawal, its just too hard.

[Emission]

$18 is a steal.

I just sat in the back of a 777 for 10+ hours each way last month (LA to Frankfurt). I would have killed for Internet access....

[450knotOffice]

First Class is much better for that...you drink a lot, get drunk, fall asleep, and then wake up and get off the plane.

[Emission]

Originally posted by 450knotOffice
First Class is much better for that...you drink a lot, get drunk, fall asleep, and then wake up and get off the plane.

I flew First years ago when I was young and stupid.

I got drunk on the ground (we were delayed), fell asleep for the flight, and woke HUNGOVER just in time for landing. That was miserable.

[9dreizig]

I get upgraded often on Delta. .Drinking is no way to do it. YOu end up dehydrated and tired. In addition I usually land around 7am in Munich.. I can honestly say falling asleep at 250km an hour is downright scary!! ( not that I'd slow down hehehe)