Tom- I agree with you, it's so funny that people believe it should be free. Noone want to consider the expense of the service going into the planes, or the support teams that would have to ensure it's operational. I suppose if i was the owner of the company providing service I would expect to be paid for it, afterall, it would be my business and I'd like to keep my doors open and my people employed. I bet my employees would also appreciate me looking out for the better of my company because it keeps them employed and puts food on the table and clothing on the backs of thier children! Nickel and diming? Comeon people, don't you think that's ridiculous! Maybe selfish! Do u think my 80 year old grandparents deserve to pay for a service they are never going to use in flight? What about small children? Or people who are taking vacations to get away from thier PC!? I think it's a bit selfish, myself... Give me everything for free because I am going to use it right.... Let's not consider the people who don't care to use the service, and therefore probably don't want to pay for it... Or is it all about me, me, me??? I love the idea, I would not mind one bit paying for it! And personally I think we should have the option to purchase the service or not. Free bags... different story.. Because it common knowlegde that if we are traveling away from home your gonna have to take some clothes and thing with you, airliners should absolutely consider baggage into thier fare. Because even looking back to the 1970's or the original date that the airline industry was in business it's always been a necesity for people to bring clothing! As for my PC, while I use one daily and it's key to what I do for a living and by my using it the company that I work for makes money... Its just not a necesity for me, a child, my grandparents etc etc. And I don't think that everyone should pay for it because while it might sound foriegn or " behind the times" for most people... Not everyone cares to have wifi at thier fingertips If i dont intend to use it on one trip or another I don't want my flight to cost more because of another passengers job requirements or some person who wants to spend thier entire flight time on facebook! I would say that everyone considered the service should be optional... I would definitely pay for it on a trip by trip basis for my iPhone or my PC. Please SWA, stay profitable... Keep people employed... I would hate to see such a wonderful airliner down the tubes... And to see more people losing jobs just wouldn't make sense.
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