DL to give free wifi for all pax
01-08-2023 | 10:02 PM
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Supposedly they didn't roll this out before because the bandwidth wasn't high enough for a satisfactory customer experience. Apparently they think they have the bandwidth now.
I hope they've programmed it to allowed company computers to have priority, because even with whatever blockers they have, half the flight will be streaming Netflix. Life...uh...finds a way.
I hope they've programmed it to allowed company computers to have priority, because even with whatever blockers they have, half the flight will be streaming Netflix. Life...uh...finds a way.
01-09-2023 | 04:04 AM
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Viasat is about to launch the 1st of 3 of their 3rd Generation Satellites in late March. All 3 will provide fast, high bandwidth internet globally. There might be bandwidth issues before the launch but should significantly improve as the Satellites launch.
https://www.viasat.com/space-innovation/satellite-fleet/viasat-3/
https://www.viasat.com/space-innovation/satellite-fleet/viasat-3/
01-09-2023 | 06:38 AM
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My understanding is that gogo was the main limiting factor. That technology just didn’t support the bandwidth necessary to have functional free Wi-Fi. They didn’t want to start the process until they had enough of the fleet converted to viasat so that customers wouldn’t have the Wi-Fi on half their flights become essentially unusable. My experience with the viasat since they turned on the trial has been somewhat limited, but I haven’t noticed any issues yet. Nothing like the RJ gogo which is basically useless.
01-09-2023 | 01:43 PM
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200 people using on board WIFI would bog it down so bad I don't think you could get much of anything done, no? Is the WIFI that good now on planes?
01-09-2023 | 04:37 PM
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I saw a post on a FB page of a guy saying he saw someone playing World of Warcraft on a free wifi trial flight. Must be ok for that knowing you must be constantly connected. Though if everyone is doing it, no idea on the bandwidth limits
01-10-2023 | 05:06 AM
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JetBlue has had free fast internet for years via Viasat and no issues. I’ve streamed YouTube TV in the back of their planes. The precedent has already been set
01-10-2023 | 06:27 AM
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I watched a whole movie on Netflix on a DH the other day and never even glitched/froze up once, actually worked better than the onboard IFE does half the time.
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