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Our sister site Engadget is reporting that, when American Airlines debuts in-flight Wi-Fi, it will cost $10 for three hours or less, or $12.95 for longer flights. "Rollout," they say, "will begin this summer on AA's 767-200 jets before rolling out across its entire fleet."

So what do you think?

Personally, I don't think it's too bad, as long as the connection is reliable. What I'd be worried about it is a slow, overcrowded link, where I'm paying $10 to browse the Internet at dial-up-or-less speeds. But if it's fast, I can't think of a better way to spend my time on a boring flight -- and $10 really isn't bad. I would have figured that the price would have been higher for a service specifically geared towards business travelers.

Speaking of business travelers, it would make sense if they offered some sort of monthly plan, where frequent fliers pay $100 a month to get them unlimited access on all of their flights. I don't fly enough to take advantage of something like that, but if I did, I'd pay it.

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