Continental Airlines has entered into an agreement with LiveTV
to provide
inflight Wi-Fi services, including e-mail and instant messaging,
and 36 channels of satellite-
based DIRECTV® television programming over the continental
US beginning in Jan. 2009.
Passengers can access the Wi-Fi services free of charge using
their Wi-Fi-enabled smart-phones, BlackBerries, and laptop computers
to connect to Yahoo!® Mail and Messenger and BlackBerry®
e-mail and Messenger services.
The services are subject to LiveTV being able to offer the service,
which is still in the testing phase, Continental said.