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Yes it's finally here, the yellow cab of the sky is beginning to offer wifi on their planes. On my flight home from Oakland I was informed Southwest was on a free beta period in which you could access the internet once the plane was above 10,000 feet.  First question: "Free beta," does this mean our friendly SWA will charge?  Given their cost cutting business model, I would bet on yes.  The second question: Why above 10,000 feet?

Did I use it on the flight? Sadly, no. I was coming back from a weekend of turning 30 in which sleep was, well, optional.

I look forward to seeing the free wifi on all Southwest flights in the future and hopefully the corporate Southwest gurus will let wifi be free!.
Southwest Airlines WiFi http://bencoffman.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,0a985c5b-51f4-45c6-89fb-d67f3d30a58d.aspx http://bencoffman.com/blog/2009/04/14/SouthwestAirlinesWiFi.aspx Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:41:07 GMT <br> <div id="gucl" style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://bencoffman.com/blog/content/binary/wifi_7-w400.jpg" border="0"> </div> Yes it's finally here, the yellow cab of the sky is beginning to offer wifi on their planes. On my flight home from Oakland I was informed Southwest was on a free beta period in which you could access the internet once the plane was above 10,000 feet.&nbsp; First question: "Free beta," does this mean our friendly SWA will charge?&nbsp; Given their cost cutting business model, I would bet on yes.&nbsp; The second question: Why above 10,000 feet? <br> <br> Did I use it on the flight? Sadly, no. I was coming back from a weekend of turning 30 in which sleep was, well, optional. <br> <br> I look forward to seeing the free wifi on all Southwest flights in the future and hopefully the corporate Southwest gurus will let wifi be free!.<br> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://bencoffman.com/blog/aggbug.ashx?id=0a985c5b-51f4-45c6-89fb-d67f3d30a58d" /> http://bencoffman.com/blog/CommentView,guid,0a985c5b-51f4-45c6-89fb-d67f3d30a58d.aspx Wifi