Tell HN: I'm posting this while in flight over Atlantic Ocean

Lufthansa Group provides 100kb per second free WiFi for texting. It looks like some sites like HN and lite.cnn.com are still accessible with this speed.

13 points | by novateg 18 hours ago

7 comments

  • daringrain32781 2 hours ago
    My real moment of shock and awe was flying over the pacific earlier this year on Hawaiian and measuring ~350mbps down.
  • nicbou 8 hours ago
    It's a German airline promoting German culture. Hence the slow internet.
  • raw_anon_1111 12 hours ago
    It looks like all of the major big 3 American Airlines offer this as well as BA, Virgin and AirFrance.
  • novateg 18 hours ago
    It reminds me early 2000s dial up internet, you have to wait for every single request.
  • satvikpendem 17 hours ago
    Lots of airlines do this, no?
  • eevmanu 17 hours ago
    what about any post from old.reddit.com ? is it accessible ?
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    • cpach 10 hours ago
      I haven’t tried, but I’m guessing it would be much slower than HN.
  • iExploder 10 hours ago
    another solid proof of the Firmament