airport drunk

Man I love Florida! It's also the quickest and cheapest place for me to fly to from Costa Rica (provided I take Spirit Air through FLL). Should be a fun trip, going to a convention first for a few days, then spending a few days in South Beach, then driving up to Tampa Bay to visit some friends for several days, then over to Orlando for a couple of theme parks, then back to Fort Lauderdale for the flight home.

SJO kind of pisses me off sometimes with their flakey wifi... Sometimes I can pick up a strong signal while at a gate, but other times like in the food court (right next to the huge "free wifi" sign) I can't get anything. It also randomly decides it's free or paid depending on the time of day it seems. We're taking a redeye and nothing is open right now, so basically we're sitting around playing games while waiting... It's a shame how the digital age has made people so unable to entertain themselves, lol.

Ok, this kicks ass. Apparantly Delta plans to offer wireless internet aboard flights, starting summer 2009. All this will do is increase my blogging frequency ;) I might even start Twittering from the air!

The Internet will come via AirCell's ground-to-air technology, which beams wireless signals up to planes and receives whatever the planes send back. This means anyone on the plane with a Wi-Fi radio-equipped device will be able to use it to access the Internet. That includes smartphones, PDAs, MIDs, and laptops. For flights less than three hours, the cost will be $10. For flights over three hours, the cost will be $13.

My only concern is, how come those stewardesses always lecture us about making sure the wifi switches on our electronic devices are off? I had one recently even refer to it as "airplane" mode. Now that they can charge $10 for it, it's no longer a hazard to the plane?