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Another Reason to Fly Virgin Airlines: Free Internet from Google on all Flights until January

Posted 10/19/09 at 02:30:35 PM  by Bart Salisbury

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In a move to celebrate the holidays, and possibly to keep your mind off just how cramped in coach you really are, Google and Virgin America have partnered to offer free in-flight WiFi on all Virgin America flights from November 10, 2009 through January 15, 2010.

To take advantage of the offer you have to live near a city serviced by Virgin America, which much rules out everybody between the Appalachians and the Rockies. Still, for those lucky eligible few, a chance to browse the internet while you fly might be the thing to take the edge of holiday travel.

 

Image Credit: Tom Turner/flickr, Google

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TAGS: WiFi, Google, consumer electronics, Virgin America, air travel
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avatarOf course, the question

Submitted by jcollins on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 12:22pm

Of course, the question really will be how crappy the Internet access will end up on those flights.  You're going to have a lot of self selection towards Internet users.  There's only so much bandwidth available for the hundred+ people on the plane.

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