I just got word that the Westchester, NY Airport has been evacuated - TMC has a team member on a JetBlue flight at the moment and apparently people have been pulled off planes. Update, my team tells me they are...
Years after European train operators and the airlines, Amtrak has decided it was time to add WiFi to its trains. Bus companies have found a way to sell seats for as little as $1 between New York and Boston and...
Travelzoo just sent an email telling the world that JetBlue has fares from Boston to New York City for an amazing $29. Greyhound, the nation's leading bus company costs $20 for the same trip. You need to book quickly to...
Does anyone else have the problem of getting their ears blasted out when a flight attendant makes an announcement on JetBlue? It seems the volume controls don't control the volumes of the in-flight crew. I have noticed others rapidly taking...
If you aren't aware - I run a media company. My company's website -- TMCnet.com gets between 2-3 million unique visitors from around the world each month and up to 40 million pages are viewed each month as well. In...
If you are a reader of my blog you know that from time to time I write about things that don't have to do with telecom. Sometimes all the things I cover coalesce into a story which is hard to...
While I have been espousing telecommuting and moreover discussing frequently how IP communications enables companies to hire remote workers without losing productivity... Even I have been a bit surprised that some companies have such a large number of at home...
Xobni just announced they have added Jeff Bonforte to their team. jeff is a super-talented programmer and spokesman and recently ran the Yahoo! IP communications products as well as a number of other areas of the company. He was the...
It should come as no surprise that airline travel costs are increasing. The bad news is that it is virtually impossible to figure out what airlines charge for their various new fees while you are buying tickets without spending...
I think I want internet access when I fly. I really do. Yes, the plane is usually a quiet time to reflect and write compelling content… Still, I can now feel comfortable flying during the business day from the west...
Although I am disappointed by JetBlue’s decision to allow e-mail access only via a Yahoo! account and a Blackberry device (update: the service will also work with laptops) I am extremely happy to hear that at least e-mail will now...
For better or worse I spend a great deal of time on airplanes. Interestingly the airplane is the last place where I can work with limited interruptions. Of course this doesn’t include flight attendants telling me to put my backrest...
CNET’s Crave blog reports this morning that there is a chance we may see text messaging allowed in the US soon. I am not sure how this is possible if the phones which allow the texting to take place are...
Here are the details on the wireless spectrum auction held by the FCC. Some of the winners are JetBlue – yes the airline and AirCell who supplies private jets with wireless broadband equipment at the moment.Read JetBlue snags license for...
I was recently on a jetBlue flight and guess who was on the flight with me? David Neeleman the founder of the company. He acted as part of the flight crew and handed out drinks and snacks.Perhaps nothing impresses me...