[49301] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: How do I log on while in flight?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Charlap)
Thu Jun 27 18:03:25 2002
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 18:02:36 -0400
From: David Charlap <david.charlap@marconi.com>
To: nanog <nanog@merit.edu>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Leigh Anne Chisholm wrote:
> The FCC prohibits communication using a cellular telephone while in an
> aircraft in US airspace. In Canada, I don't believe there is such a
> regulation.
The GTE airfones installed in most large planes have data ports if you
must connect a computer. But be prepared to pay a very steep per-minute
charge for the connection.
-- David
