Wi-Fly

Not sure if this is good news or bad news. Delta Airlines announced  that by next year its entire domestic fleet will be outfitted with Wi-Fi capabilities.  For those of us who can't live without broadband connectivity, that's great news.  For those of us who viewed our time in an airplane as our last refuge and respite from the demands of clients (or families) it's decidedly  bad news...  For just a little more than the seven bucks USAir is now charging for a beer or wine you can now use your laptop, iPhone or PDA to access the Web. Currently, I use my time on planes to read and to write blissfully unconnected to the Internet or to the larger world.  I don't fly Delta often, but I suspect United, American and the other airlines I fly more frequently will be right behind Delta in providing wifi.  I just hope Congress is successful in passing legislation banning in flight use of cell phones .  And it will be interesting to see how flight attendants react to the guys who will try to get around the cellphone ban by using Skype and a headset connected to their laptop.