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=> Re: "Flying High With Gemini" | In: u/benk

Amazing! So rare to have serviceable internet on a flight. but this is where gemini shines! for a long flight like that it's the least they could do though.

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2023-06-01 · 2 years ago

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=> 👤 benk [OP] · 2023-06-01 at 13:55:

@senders Indeed, but it was awful last year. They wanted to charge a lot more to use the Internet or a severely limited data package, and I hacked it by buying the small package and connecting even after the quota ran out. Apparently the firewall would open during attempted logins so I had to just keep pressing login and getting the error until XMPP or something opened a connection to the server. Once opened it stayed open. Glad not to deal with that now

=> ☯️ eph · 2023-06-02 at 12:30:

I've also had great success with Gemini and messaging-only airplane WiFi!

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=> 👤 benk

Flying High With Gemini — So here I am on an airplane flying from Istanbul to Los Angeles. I thought it would be fun to take the opportunity to post on Gemini while I'm thousands of feet in the air. Bubble is the most convenient way to do so on my phone, although I could get out my laptop I can't be bothered. The flight came with some form of free WiFi, which is a shock to me because last year they wanted to charge an arm and a leg for it. The terms of service seem to have gotten a lot better,

=> 💬 3 comments · 6 likes · 2023-06-01 · 2 years ago