Wi-Fi
American Airlines to Offer Samsung Galaxy Tab Computers in First and Business
American Airlines passengers flying in business and first class on many of the airline’s long-haul fleet will soon get a major upgrade to their in-flight entertainment options. The airline will offer the Samsung Android-based Galaxy Tab 10.1 mobile tablets in premium cabins on select flights starting later this year.
American plans to deploy 6,000 Galaxy Tabs on Boeing 767 flights between New York’s JFK airport and Los Angeles, JFK and San …
Gogo In-flight Internet Slows Down – Review
The Gogo in-flight Internet service seems to be gaining in popularity, but that’s not necessarily a good thing if you are trying to watch a movie. When we first tested Gogo shortly after its launch back in 2009 on an American Airlines flight from New York to San Francisco, we saw download speeds averaging 1.5 Mbps. It was possible to watch videos and movies on the Web, watch recorded shows …
Wi-Fi Alert for Business Travelers
The free Wi-Fi hotspot you just logged into in the hotel lobby to read your e-mail, conduct your banking, or read the news wasn’t necessarily a nice amenity provided by the hotel. In fact, it might have been operated by the well-dressed gentleman sitting beside the potted palm. While you sent your confidential proposal, he was collecting people’s credit cards numbers, user names, and passwords, all while enjoying the ambiance …
Cradlepoint PHS300
Sometimes, when you are out of the office, you just need Wi-Fi. While mobile broadband service (which can come built into laptops or separately as a USB stick or USB modem) provides reasonably fast service, it typically serves only one computer at a time. For groups or families travelling, off-site meetings, and even emergency back-up in the office, the ability to fire up a WLAN (wireless local area network) can …
What If the Well Runs Dry?
I’m writing this at the Tacoma Sheraton where I am speaking at a conference.
The hotel is tired and faded but it boasts wireless Internet in every room. What the hotel doesn’t promise, however, is that there will be working Internet.
Yes, here we go again. As I sat in my room with a colleague, preparing for my presentation, every tab on my browser was replaced by a Sheraton “Connect to the …
Beijing Journal
Three days before I am to fly to China, I encounter a problem with my ThinkPad. With the help of Lenovo tech support in Atlanta, Georgia I find out that my ThinkPad’s wireless card has gone POOF. The day before I am to leave I receive a replacement card. I call tech support again, and am told to watch the instructional videos on line that show how to remove the …
