Many airlines already sell in-flight Wi-Fi connections for laptop computers and tablets, so the logical next step would be to allow airborne passengers to use their cell phones to connect to the world below.

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The bus line would like to draw in more people by offering such amenities as laptop plug-ins and wireless Internet connections--all of which take money it doesn't have.

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Another plus: Laptop PCs can be easily moved from one room to another, without losing their network connections.

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