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    "title": "United Airlines to offer Stupidly Expensive WiFi in the air",
    "url": "https://performancezen.com/2005/06/06/united-airlines-to-offer-stupidly-expensive-wifi-in-the-air/",
    "datePublished": "2005-06-06",
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    "description": "Rumour over at Techdirt is that United Airlines is going to offer very pricey WiFi to their passengers. [here] Scoble tells us that SAS offers this service for $30. On…",
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# United Airlines to offer Stupidly Expensive WiFi in the air

Rumour over at Techdirt is that United Airlines is going to offer very pricey WiFi to their passengers. [

[here](http://techdirt.com/articles/20050606/0031249_F.shtml)

]
Scoble

[tells us](http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2005/06/03.html#a10317)

that

[SAS](https://ibp2.scandinavian.net/ibp/planandbook/searchAvailView.aspx?MKT=US&LNG=en)

offers this service for $30. On a flight to Europe or to the West Coast, $30 for connected WiFi is a very good deal.
However, Scoble also points out the other problem:

[power](http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2005/06/03.html#a10319)

.
United is where I collect my airline loyalty miles. If they would get some customer service, I would be happy to fly with them more often.
Peter Davidson has more on this

[here](http://peterthink.blogs.com/thinking/2005/06/united_airlines.html)

.

TECHNORATI:

[WiFi](http://www.technorati.com/tag/wifi)

,

[United Airlines](http://www.technorati.com/tag/unitedairlines)

,

[Scoble](http://www.technorati.com/tag/scoble)

,

[Boeing](http://www.technorati.com/tag/boeing)

,

[SAS](http://www.technorati.com/tag/sas)