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In-Flight WiFi Prices Jump as Demand Surges - by Brian X. Chen/ Personal Tech/ International New York Times/ The New York Times/ nytimes.com
"During a Tuesday-morning flight in April from Los Angeles to New York, Christine Lu’s smartphone web browser loaded an unpleasant surprise: Gogo, the in-flight Wi-Fi provider, wanted to charge her $27 to use its service during the five-and-a-half-hour trip.
The price was more than double the $13 that she had paid for Gogo’s Wi-Fi four years earlier, said Ms. Lu, a start-up entrepreneur.
“It’s like a hotel charging obscene rates for Wi-Fi in the room,” said Ms. Lu, who swallowed the cost to do some work. “You get this bad feeling.”..."
Michael Small, the chief executive of Gogo, said new satellite technology should add capacity and eventually let the company lower prices for in-flight Wi-Fi. Credit David Kasnic for The New York Times
Richard
"During a Tuesday-morning flight in April from Los Angeles to New York, Christine Lu’s smartphone web browser loaded an unpleasant surprise: Gogo, the in-flight Wi-Fi provider, wanted to charge her $27 to use its service during the five-and-a-half-hour trip.
The price was more than double the $13 that she had paid for Gogo’s Wi-Fi four years earlier, said Ms. Lu, a start-up entrepreneur.
“It’s like a hotel charging obscene rates for Wi-Fi in the room,” said Ms. Lu, who swallowed the cost to do some work. “You get this bad feeling.”..."
Michael Small, the chief executive of Gogo, said new satellite technology should add capacity and eventually let the company lower prices for in-flight Wi-Fi. Credit David Kasnic for The New York Times
Richard