{"id":2991,"date":"2014-11-13T04:43:21","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T09:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=2991"},"modified":"2014-11-13T04:43:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T09:43:22","slug":"writing-at-cruising-altitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2014\/11\/13\/writing-at-cruising-altitude","title":{"rendered":"Writing at cruising altitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to try out Lufthansa&#8217;s in-flight internet access at a cost of \u00e2\u201a\u00ac17\/24 hours. This was good as I got to write emails, do some work, etc while on a pretty long HND-FRA-EZE flight (yes, it works on connections too). <\/p>\n<p>The connectivity isn&#8217;t that reliable. Yes, your VPN barely works. Sure they say you shouldn&#8217;t make voice calls (but use of the in-flight phone is fine &#8211; so it&#8217;s not to prevent annoying passengers, it&#8217;s to protect a revenue stream). FaceTime (audio &#038; video work). Streaming Netflix doesn&#8217;t. <\/p>\n<p>Many times the connectivity would drop, sometimes for hours on end. <\/p>\n<p>But the ability to be able to Whatsapp, iMessage, or FaceTime (with headphones) your loved ones from mid-air? 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