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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Some airlines now provide different levels of free wifi the entire flight. Some require a free account that can be a pain to setup, some limit the access to specific apps like Whatsapp, and some like Qatar airways give you full high-speed low latency access.

But wifi on airplanes isn't new, but used to be exclusively paid for slow internet access.

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