Even less than a 150 years ago that would have been impossible. And prior to that communication among normal people could take months.

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[+] 31 points 9 months ago (7 children)
  • [–] 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Seriously I was astonished hearing our teenagers complaining the plane wifi "sucks" because they had bad ping at fortnite. Like seriously think about it 1 second ungrateful brats.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

    The idea of an airplane itself would he quite a stretch in 1876 considering the Wright brothers made their famous flight in 1903.

    But instantaneous communication? They had telegraph at that time. Even international lines.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    My point was more about instantaneous communication for civilians between a ship in the middle of the sea and an airplane half a world away.

    Even if the plane existed you’re not gonna be running a telegraph cable to that or the ship. Even if you focused on radio, a general passenger wouldn’t be able to use it on a whim.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    focused on radio

    And there, you'd be looking at 1901 for the first trans-Atlantic signal.

    But then again, a general passenger couldn't use the plane's radio on a whim back in -- oh, 2003 (first airplane wifi came about in 2004 apparently). There are some layers to this thought.

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