[8note]

would you choose a flight that's $200 more expensive because it has starlink?

[telotortium]

If I’m flying for work and Starlink is that much better, quite possibly. My wife’s experience with other in-flight WiFi providers has been quite poor, often to the point that it barely works. Having said that, neither of us has been on a flight with Starlink yet.

[raw_anon_1111]

Which airline? Airlines have been moving away from land based WiFi to much faster satellite WiFi for years

[telotortium]

In this case, it was United, almost all transpacific flights. I've read that United has started to move to Starlink, but only on a few flights so far.

[wnc3141]

No but the airline might choose starlink. I think a gogo business install is on the hundreds of thousands and annual costs in the tens of thousand for their Eutelesat based system.

[koolba]

Maybe not $200, but $20-$50 for a cross country flight for sure.

[ghaff]

I wouldn’t. I have literally never bought WiFi on a flight in the course of probably hundreds of flights. Good opportunity to unplug.

[kalleboo]

If a flight had in-flight Wi-Fi that cost $50 you'd pay for it? Most people I know balk at $10 even on an intercontinental flight

[ac29]

$10/hr for high speed internet on a flight doesn't seem that bad if you have a good use for it. A single drink can be more