During a recent trip, I decided to use GoGo Inflight Internet aboard a Delta Airlines flight. I’ve only used the service once before and that is merely because the service typically isn’t offered on the flights I am on. Both the reliability and latency of service far exceeded my expectations. I used the service for a little over three hours and lost only 77 frames:
Ping statistics for w.x.y.z:
Packets: Sent = 8650, Received = 8573, Lost = 77 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 107ms, Maximum = 3220ms, Average = 205ms
I was easily able to upgrade a vCenter Server and build an ESXi host to vSphere 4.1, as well as process a bunch of email I had fallen behind on. The cost was $9.95 and given my satisfaction of the service and what I was able to accomplish, it was well worth the price. I wish more flights offered this service.
Two Thumbs Up! 😎
I’ve actually started working flight schedules around which ones have in-flight wi-fi. I feel like I get hours and hours of my workday back, and it definitely pays for itself. One of the biggest problems with air travel is solved, for me.
Coming this summer, Samuel L. Jackson in … “Virtualization on a Plane!”