Jan 10, 2015, 11:57 pm
Last edit by: wheresdg
Free period Extended to end of March
For those who have experienced Alaska Beyond successfully, please post your tail #:
N407AS - Alaska Beyond as of 2/10/15
N440AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/11/15
N453AS ("Go Russell") - Successful as of 01/06/15
N469AS - Alaska Beyond as of 12/23/14
N517AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/28/15
N522AS - Nope, as of 1/24/15
N526AS - Alaska Beyond as of 2/23/15
N534AS - Alaska Beyond as of 2/9/15
N565AS - Alaska Beyond as of 12/16/14
N581AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/15/15
N588AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/13/15
N590AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/15/15
N563AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/18/15
New handheld entertainment players began rolling out on 2/1/15. They have some pre-loaded content but also can access the streaming service.
If you prefer to use your own tablet or phone, here are the current supported devices and operating systems:
For those who have experienced Alaska Beyond successfully, please post your tail #:
- NXXXAS
N407AS - Alaska Beyond as of 2/10/15
N440AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/11/15
N453AS ("Go Russell") - Successful as of 01/06/15
N469AS - Alaska Beyond as of 12/23/14
N517AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/28/15
N522AS - Nope, as of 1/24/15
N526AS - Alaska Beyond as of 2/23/15
N534AS - Alaska Beyond as of 2/9/15
N565AS - Alaska Beyond as of 12/16/14
N581AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/15/15
N588AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/13/15
N590AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/15/15
N563AS - Alaska Beyond as of 1/18/15
New handheld entertainment players began rolling out on 2/1/15. They have some pre-loaded content but also can access the streaming service.
If you prefer to use your own tablet or phone, here are the current supported devices and operating systems:
Consolidated Alaska Beyond Experiences/Thoughts (Free thru Jan 2015)
Dec 15, 2014, 10:37 am
#16
Ambassador: Alaska Airlines
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It's probably like the wifi: outsourced to a third party who doesn't care about your status or what cabin you're in. Whereas before there was no incremental cost to AS to provide a Dig-E for free, the onboard media server has an additional cost for every user that connects.
Dec 15, 2014, 11:20 am
#17
Join Date: Feb 2013
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It's probably like the wifi: outsourced to a third party who doesn't care about your status or what cabin you're in. Whereas before there was no incremental cost to AS to provide a Dig-E for free, the onboard media server has an additional cost for every user that connects.
Dec 15, 2014, 12:13 pm
#19
Ambassador: Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Seattle
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Posts: 2,732
Dec 15, 2014, 1:32 pm
#21
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No I think this will be like searching alaskaair.com, as some parts don't have a cost.
Originally Posted by dave1013
Even though the content may be free thru 1/31 - I presume we will still have to pay for Gogo in order to access it.
Dec 15, 2014, 1:58 pm
#22
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 149
the servers that supply the content will be onboard the aircraft , so flights to hawaii arent affected like delta. As far as im concerned, anything is better than nothing. AS already said they arent going to put seatback IFE so it was either this or nothing. This really is a big bonus for flights that arent transcon where there is no IFE option until now
Dec 15, 2014, 2:03 pm
#23
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the servers that supply the content will be onboard the aircraft , so flights to hawaii arent affected like delta. As far as im concerned, anything is better than nothing. AS already said they arent going to put seatback IFE so it was either this or nothing. This really is a big bonus for flights that arent transcon where there is no IFE option until now
Dec 15, 2014, 2:04 pm
#24
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DL has this same system with servers onboard. The issue is one needs to use gogo to initiate a movie, and this seems to require a terrestrial link.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta-air-lines-skymiles/1635481-does-delta-studio-work-hawaii.html
Originally Posted by radtechtraveler
the servers that supply the content will be onboard the aircraft , so flights to hawaii arent affected like delta. As far as im concerned, anything is better than nothing. AS already said they arent going to put seatback IFE so it was either this or nothing. This really is a big bonus for flights that arent transcon where there is no IFE option until now
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta-air-lines-skymiles/1635481-does-delta-studio-work-hawaii.html
Dec 15, 2014, 2:06 pm
#25
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SEA
Posts: 22
Nobody has to pay for Gogo to use the new entertainment. You simply connect to the onboard server via Gogo, open a web browser and follow the prompts to access movies/shows. After Jan. 31st we pay for all entertainment a la carte starting at $1.99.
Dec 15, 2014, 2:32 pm
#26
Join Date: Mar 2013
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306/317/403/407/408/419/423/433/440/457/459/462/464/467/468/513/514/516/517/531/532/536/537/538/557/558/562/563/565/569/570/579/581/583/584/585/586/587/588/589/590/594/596. More planes are being modded on a daily basis.
Dec 15, 2014, 3:04 pm
#27
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: AS MVPG, CO, NW(now DL), Flying Blue
Posts: 6,554
Dec 15, 2014, 3:20 pm
#28
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: ANC
Programs: AS; Hyatt; Bonvoy
Posts: 1,718
I went in search of it on the Android Google Playstore. What I found was not encouraging:
It gets less than 2 stars. This does not bode well ...
Dec 15, 2014, 3:42 pm
#30
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There is a thread not more than a week or two old regarding info coming out of an investor call (I'm pretty sure it was an investor call). One of our fellow FT'ers attended it and reported the speaker was adamant that all AS 737 birds would get power. I questioned that, but the attendee said that was the story told at the session.
