AirTran WiFi…neat concept but overpriced.

Having been around since testing the first Motorola WLAN products back in 1992, I was thrilled to settle into the seat of a recent AirTran flight and connect my netbook the Internet at 30,000 feet at 500 mph.

So I connected, waited for the portal login screen to load, and what the???

For my one hour flight the service would cost me $12.95….yikes!

Most airport WiFi services cost around $8 a day, and even some hotels charge you $9.95 for 24 hours. But $12.95 for a short flight is a bit steep. Plus that’s per-seat, so the spouse would need to shell out another $13 in the seat next to you.