Data Sense doesn't stop there, as it has a suite of features like Wi-Fi mapping to find hotspots and compressing images and HTML while browsing the Web to help reduce data usage.

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Telephone companies could find that Wi-Fi will replace the additional phone lines that residential and business customers have had installed.

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Virgin also provides in-flight Wi-Fi to make it easier for people to work, communicate and find their own entertainment.

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The Wi-Fi standard is itself technically still a draft, so manufacturers could find their cutting-edge products too ahead of the curve if their hardware doesn't conform to the industry standard.

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Because in-flight Internet relies on transmitting signals to the ground, intercontinental flights have yet to find a reliably cost-effective means of providing passengers with Wi-Fi service while over water.

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