American: access to Wi-Fi in mid-flight

According to the announcement of the airline, the Internet connection for the entire flight will cost 12.95 dollars. The provider is the company Aircell, through its service GoGo, which aims to recruit airlines as customers. One important clarification: the only thing that is offered for now is an Internet connection for personal computers, will not be making calls from cellular or connect to voice over IP services, such as Skype.

In the coming months, it is expected that several U.S. airlines begin to offer Internet access in his country. Among the companies that are already testing the service are JetBlue, Southwest and Delta. For now, we have no major news about the possibility that Internet access in planes begin to be offered in the near future, americas America.

More information at Reuters (in English). The image that opens the entry was made by Cubbie_n_Vegas and published in Flickr licensed under Creative Commons Attribution.