IFE no longer allows skipping of advertisements
Aug 4, 2015, 1:41 pm
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IFE no longer allows skipping of advertisements
I am posting from AC1192 on a A319. My apologies if others have already posted about this development.
I poked around at the IFE and noticed some new content, so I decided to watch it.
Upon starting the show I was informed with an onscreen message that there would be 90 seconds of advertisements prior to my entertainment beginning. I attempted to fast forward, as usual. The touch screen was completely locked out. Absolutely no response, so no ability to even adjust the volume which is often cranked because of AC's crappy headphones.
Interesting development.
I poked around at the IFE and noticed some new content, so I decided to watch it.
Upon starting the show I was informed with an onscreen message that there would be 90 seconds of advertisements prior to my entertainment beginning. I attempted to fast forward, as usual. The touch screen was completely locked out. Absolutely no response, so no ability to even adjust the volume which is often cranked because of AC's crappy headphones.
Interesting development.
Aug 4, 2015, 2:23 pm
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I am posting from AC1192 on a A319. My apologies if others have already posted about this development.
I poked around at the IFE and noticed some new content, so I decided to watch it.
Upon starting the show I was informed with an onscreen message that there would be 90 seconds of advertisements prior to my entertainment beginning. I attempted to fast forward, as usual. The touch screen was completely locked out. Absolutely no response, so no ability to even adjust the volume which is often cranked because of AC's crappy headphones.
Interesting development.
I poked around at the IFE and noticed some new content, so I decided to watch it.
Upon starting the show I was informed with an onscreen message that there would be 90 seconds of advertisements prior to my entertainment beginning. I attempted to fast forward, as usual. The touch screen was completely locked out. Absolutely no response, so no ability to even adjust the volume which is often cranked because of AC's crappy headphones.
Interesting development.
Aug 4, 2015, 2:25 pm
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Aug 4, 2015, 2:41 pm
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Free is a relative term. When I'm sitting in the J cabin like I am now does that mean that I'm also getting "free" food and drinks? Maybe I should sit through some commercials for the catering company, or the vinyards?
Aug 4, 2015, 2:43 pm
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Aug 4, 2015, 2:49 pm
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Had my 1st IFE equipped flight in a long time last Sunday and was also puzzled by the '90 second' comment prior to many minutes of unskippable advertisements.
On the return flight paid closer attention to the wording and realized that the movie did not take 90 seconds to start after the advertisements, it was almost instanteous.
On the return flight paid closer attention to the wording and realized that the movie did not take 90 seconds to start after the advertisements, it was almost instanteous.
Aug 4, 2015, 2:56 pm
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Aug 4, 2015, 2:56 pm
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Well, we all know Y is basically provided by airlines as a form of charity and the only alternative to the always decreasing quality of the Y product is for AC to go belly up.
I mean, Y customers should just be happy that the Y cabin even exists at all, since the only reason it even breaks even is because of IFE ads and baggage fees, right?
Remember, people who buy Tango fares are responsible for their own misery, and it's their fault that the airline's only other offering for a superior hard product is 5-10x the cost, but a $1000 P fare to JNB is for smart and savvy people.
I mean, Y customers should just be happy that the Y cabin even exists at all, since the only reason it even breaks even is because of IFE ads and baggage fees, right?
Remember, people who buy Tango fares are responsible for their own misery, and it's their fault that the airline's only other offering for a superior hard product is 5-10x the cost, but a $1000 P fare to JNB is for smart and savvy people.
Aug 4, 2015, 3:01 pm
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I'm glad you said it
Because I agree. 100%.
Aug 4, 2015, 3:25 pm
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Aug 4, 2015, 3:25 pm
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You pay "a lot" (relative term) of money to sit in that seat and be flown from point A to point B.
There's really quite a simple solution to this dilemma here, AC just needs to implement the usage payment feature. That way you can pay $5 less for your ticket and pay $20 (or whatever it ends up working out to) more for use of the entertainment system.
[jk - sort of]
Personally, I'm getting sick and tired of subsidizing the use of the IFE for everyone else that uses it!!
Come on Air Canada, implement pay-as-you-go (even for J eUps) for the IFE, I want my $5 cheaper ticket!!
[/jk - sort of]