Delta To Offer Wi-Fi On Entire Fleet > As long as file-sharing is restricted...

As long as file-sharing is restricted...

I do not see that being too much of a problem. Really the majority of people flying that are going to pay for the WIFI are not going to be doing it for bittorrent. That is just my opinion, I may be wrong, but I see more as just a way for people to surf the net and something to do as they fly.

One problem may be movies. Downloading and/or watching movies at the same time to kill the horrible flying conditions we are forced into on US flights.

I think overall though these people are not dumb and would have filtered that out. I know, encryption... scream away about it, but it is not hard to pick that stuff out of the traffic.

Also, my guess on encryption, including VPNs, may be restricted. This would seem wise as a security issue. Terrorist communications would not be permitted so anything that cannot be unencrypted would/should be blocked. Also, I have no doubt that these go right through NSA points first so maybe they will allow it, people thing their bittorrent encryption is flawless but I have more faith in the NSA than that.

I would pay for it though. You pay $5 for a drink just to kill some of the hell of flying why not pay a little more for some internet access instead?

If someone wants to use bittorrent or file sharing while on board, I think they need to seek help as they have a real problem. It would give me no greater pleasure to know that BT has been blocked all together just for the mere fact that I'm sure they are the same group that wants "yapping cell phone users" banned.

This is one internet connection that needs to remain mostly for web browsing, email, and chat... at least for now.

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