Miserable Airport WiFi Options at Sea-Tac

While waiting for my plane to board at Seattle’s Sea-Tac airport, I popped open my notebook to see if there was any WiFi available and was presented with these two overpriced options.

Wayport WiFi screenshot

Cingular WiFi screenshot

Priced at $10 or $7, that’s some pricey bandwidth especially when you consider that most people would only use the connection for the hour or two before their plane boards. My return trip on Jetblue will be much more friendly as their JFK terminal has free WiFi. The cost to Jetblue to provide the service is low and they get a terminal full of laptop users who are happy and productive instead of bored.