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Southwest is the First Airline to Announce Gate-to-Gate Wi-Fi

Samantha Shankman

Photo Credit: A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport.  Flickr / Aero Icarus

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Gogo's reputation as the top in-flight wi-fi provider just received a serious setback. Satellite-based Wi-Fi will soon be the only accepted service as airlines work to compete for the best in-flight service.

Southwest Airlines announced today that passengers can access in-flight Wi-Fi during all phases of flight. The carrier is also the last major U.S. carrier to confirm today that flyers can use their mobile devices during takeoff and landing. The news means that business travelers can start answering emails, uninterrupted, from the mom

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