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by GianFabien 477 days ago
Three thoughts immediately come to mind:

    1.  I'm sure there is some aviation related regulation that prohibits it.

    2.  I'm sure the airlines wouldn't be happy about the competition posed by your friend.  They must be making a tidy profit on offering WiFi on flights.

    3.  A plane being mostly aluminum is probably like a Faraday cage and satellite signals might not get in or out well.