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Skype Air Heads

June 23, 2005 03:38 PM

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Last week in a place far from home I heard a wonderful Skype story of one upmanship. Folks I'm sorry to tell you that 35000 Ft Skype calls to grounded companions is now passe. Two Skypers whose names rang true when this VC told me the story (nameless unless they want to come forward) were some of the first to Skype plane to plane. Now that's putting new meaning and use to aerial hotspots.

What happens when planes are full of web cam enabled Skypers? Will they want social networking services that connect people while flying to a destination so they can connect as soon as they land? Combine it all and we'll have matching long haul destinations and Skype voyerism.... Another one of those un intended consequences.

If you've Skyped plane to plane let us know. Now I'm just waiting for five planes to be connected in a head in the clouds conference. How long will it take? Our thanks to Boeing Connexion and Skype for making it all possible.

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Posted by: s1n at June 24, 2005 4:18 AM

If we are all able to use skype on planes does that mean that the airlines will have to have a special 'quiet zone' on the plane, like they do on a lot of trains now so that people who want to relax in peace and quiet can.

Posted by: Stuart Henshall at June 24, 2005 5:35 PM

What I find amusing is Boeing had no inkling that they were going to add phones to every seat when they added Wi-Fi to planes. I'm sure they just thought people would browse and use e-mail. Quiet zones may well become important.

Posted by: ouriel at June 26, 2005 7:45 AM

i am sure boeing thought about VOIP when they installed wifi in their planes. They just figured out that their 10USD/second air phone was not profitable enough and that they had better have 100 personns paying 20USD wifi rather than nothing at all

Posted by: Air Ambulance at December 4, 2005 8:46 AM

I think that they should definetely have that quiet zone like they have smoking and no smoking.

Posted by: ambulance doc at January 14, 2006 2:29 PM

But what about safety. It wasn't possible before because of the safety reasons. Am I wrong?

Posted by: Phil Wolff at January 14, 2006 11:49 PM

I really don't know why wifi is OK in the air but mobile phone signals aren't. Is in-flight bluetooth OK?

Posted by: Isaac Marowitz at May 3, 2006 4:25 AM

You are right on the money with this one. Well said!

Isaac Marowitz

http://www.airambulancechoice.com

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Isaac Marowitz on Skype Air Heads
You are right on the money with this one. Well said!

Isaac Marowitz

http://www.airambulancechoice.com
Phil Wolff on Skype Air Heads
I really don't know why wifi is OK in the air but mobile phone signals aren't. Is in-flight bluetooth OK?
ambulance doc on Skype Air Heads
But what about safety. It wasn't possible before because of the safety reasons. Am I wrong?
Air Ambulance on Skype Air Heads
I think that they should definetely have that quiet zone like they have smoking and no smoking.
ouriel on Skype Air Heads
i am sure boeing thought about VOIP when they installed wifi in their planes. They just figured out that their 10USD/second air phone was not profitable enough and that they had better have 100 personns paying 20USD wifi rather than nothing at all
Stuart Henshall on Skype Air Heads
What I find amusing is Boeing had no inkling that they were going to add phones to every seat when they added Wi-Fi to planes. I'm sure they just thought people would browse and use e-mail. Quiet zones may well become important.
s1n on Skype Air Heads
If we are all able to use skype on planes does that mean that the airlines will have to have a special 'quiet zone' on the plane, like they do on a lot of trains now so that people who want to relax in peace and quiet can.
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