For my own travel patterns,the increase of inflight wifi is the single greatest innovation we've seen to flying in the past decade. I realize I'm in the minority in feeling that way, but I could only attain a small fraction of the flying I attain whether it weren't for inflight wifi.
While wifi speeds aren't as obedient as what you'll find on the ground, and in many ways that's a blessing. It means I spend more time working and less time browsing YouTube for cat videos.
As much as I love wifi,there's still a huge variance in the speed and cost among various airlines. Some airlines (like Etihad and Lufthansa) offer very reasonably priced 24 hour passes with no data restrictions, while other airlines (like Singapore and Iberia) charge based on usage, or the costs are ridiculous.
American uses Gogo wifi for domestic flights,which works out well for me since they offer monthly passes with no data restrictions. So while the wifi isn't quickly, at least I have wifi on virtually every flight at a reasonable cost.
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Source: boardingarea.com