“So, how many monks does it take to touch the face of God?” “Three.  Two to hold the prayer flags, and one to up throttle the space shuttle.” Ha … that makes absolutely no sense … I know.  But somehow, I was trying to tie in the space shuttle’s piggy back take off in Fort […]

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Friday, I succumbed to a self-induced turkey stupor, dozing off with the laptop on my chest, pinned to the couch.  I was supposed to be monitoring KRLD Radio online.  Market analyst and business journalist David Johnson had interviewed me a couple of days earlier, and I didn’t know when the piece would air.  As I […]

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It has been brought to my attention that some people are not familiar with the PingWi-Fi mission, so here is the news release distributed from San Francisco: Blogger Launches PingWi-Fi Tour At San Francisco International Airport; Huge T-Mobile HotSpot Is Irresistible Attraction For Wireless Explorer SAN FRANCISCO — PingWi-Fi will explore all things wireless — […]

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Blogging LIVE from San Francisco International Airport: My name is Kent Pingel … and I am a blogger. And yes, I am nervous … I’ll admit that, committing the cardinal sin of press conferences. AND I have not had my coffee … so that is a dangerous combination … So, let’s just start with an […]

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This news release just came in … right on time, before the PingWi-Fi event at SFO: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SEEKS RIGHTS TO OPERATE AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT DALLAS — Nov. 19, 2008 — Southwest Airlines confirmed today that it has submitted a bid that would allow the airline to assume ATA Airlines’ rights to operate at New […]

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My colleague at PingWi-Fi tells me I am superstitious.  Not so … “just don’t want to take any chances” as my high school coach was prone to repeat. As I headed for the airport this morning, ready to load up for the press conference in San Francisco, there was a big sign.  A police car, […]

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Boingo Wireless Acquires Opti-Fi Networks Acquisition Will Add 25 More Airports to Boingo Footprint LOS ANGELES — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Boingo Wireless® announces that it has acquired Opti-Fi Networks, a limited liability company from Parsons Transportation Group and ARINC, that provides Wi-Fi infrastructure implementation and management for airports around North America.

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The day I hopped on Southwest Airlines headed to South Padre International Music Festival, there was an earthquake.  When I climbed on a plane to return to Love Field, there was a landslide — I got back just in time to cast a dissenting vote in the election.  Oh well.  In the days between, my […]

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It’s so Halloween. As I was driving to Dallas’ Love Field, getting ready to hop on the Love airline, I heard on KRLD radio that there were at least two earthquakes overnight, just south of DFW Airport in the 3-point range.  Dang!  Ground turbulence! I can just hear the conversation in the cockpit, “Someone hold […]

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IF you find yourself stuck in an airport, and you have a Boingo membership for Wi-Fi … or T-Mobile … or whatever, I encourage you to spend some time with us and look through this site.  There is much more than meets the eye, buried deep in the back pages.

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