I fly Continental as well and right now you can get "news services" and, I believe, email for $9.99 for the duration of the flight. The pamphlet in the "seat back pocket in front of you" seems to hint that full web access is coming.
I usually check TF periodically during the day. Usually when I get home, there are tons of new posts. This weekend, I was actually in Baton Rouge and when I got back to Dallas, it took me forever to read all the new stuff!
Wow, I didn't realize Southlink was a four-figure poster. That's high for a rival. Wonder what happened to Southlink? He disappeared a couple of months ago. Yeah, I remember when Sourdoughman came on board a few months ago. Everybody jumped on his case, but he definitely stuck with it. He has to have the most posts-per-day of anybody.