Does CX have wifi on board?
Dec 5, 2011, 11:04 am
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Does CX have wifi on board?
I am flying CX on business class from ORD-HKG then HKG-BKK. Wondering if they have wifi on the plane? If so is there any additional cost?
Thanks!
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Dec 5, 2011, 11:57 am
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Dec 5, 2011, 12:31 pm
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Dec 5, 2011, 12:31 pm
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Aww
On a serious note: one of the wonders of flying is the ability to be completely disconnected from the outside world. So you won't be as productive for those hours you'll be in the area. No big deal.
Enjoy CX J class without any interruptions. It's a lovely product
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Dec 5, 2011, 12:33 pm
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UNLESS, CX teams up with Boeing to launch a group of Satellites that span the pacific ocean & southeast Asian countries. Granted, each would cost $60-$120 Million, but it would be worth it. ^
On a serious note: one of the wonders of flying is the ability to be completely disconnected from the outside world. So you won't be as productive for those hours you'll be in the area. No big deal.
Enjoy CX J class without any interruptions. It's a lovely product
On a serious note: one of the wonders of flying is the ability to be completely disconnected from the outside world. So you won't be as productive for those hours you'll be in the area. No big deal.
Enjoy CX J class without any interruptions. It's a lovely product
Dec 5, 2011, 3:35 pm
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There's INMARAT BGAN but this wasn't designed for maritime or aviation use and has lowish speeds of up to 384kbps IMHO. An aviation solution that's INMARSAT based is Airbus' OnAir system which supports a maximum of 432kbps downstream. I believe Emirates and SQ are going for that on their A380. The advantage of this system, despite it's slow speed is that birds are already in the SKy, INMARSAT is a very established player. Coverage is pretty much world-wide out of the box.
CX, SAS, JAL, Etihad and many others are signing up for the Panasonic Avionics' eXConnect product which is what Lufthansa are currently rolling out.
IIRC they (LH) have signed up for 5Mbps downstream and 1Mbps upstream per aircraft, shared by all pax. The system itself can support up to 50Mbps down per aircraft.
As for CX: they are definitely still planning to roll this out starting 2012 if recent press-releases are anything to go by.
With regards to Pacific coverage: the system was launched with good trans-Atlantic coverage initially but it doesn't stop there. Asia/Pacific coverage is being added.
Dec 5, 2011, 8:59 pm
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So is Panasonic putting their own satellites in the sky? I'm wondering how Panasonic can make this commercially viable where Boeing Connexion failed. Admittedly there is probably more demand now compared to when Connexion was implemented, but satellites still cost a lot of money.
Dec 5, 2011, 9:27 pm
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So is Panasonic putting their own satellites in the sky? I'm wondering how Panasonic can make this commercially viable where Boeing Connexion failed. Admittedly there is probably more demand now compared to when Connexion was implemented, but satellites still cost a lot of money.
Boeing manufacture satellites in-house so that might have given them the idea to send their own equipment up for Conexxion which sadly was ahead of its time and failed.
Dec 6, 2011, 2:57 am
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Calling in the air is still not mainstream because it's still so prohibitively expensive. But when looking at internet rates asked by some American airlines, it's already more affordable and may find greater acceptance and subsequently better chances for commercial success. Even if it doesn't really pay off by the cent, permium airlines may use this just like a good IFE as additional distinguisher/benefit vs. discount airlines (at least for a while).
Dec 6, 2011, 2:04 pm
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Had! JAL was using Connexion by Boeing and JAL's JFK-NRT flight was the first scheduled commercial flight over the Pacific that offers wifi connection onboard. It was expanded to certain flights on ORD routes but got pull while Boeing axed the program
Dec 7, 2011, 3:05 pm
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CX, SAS, JAL, Etihad and many others are signing up for the Panasonic Avionics' eXConnect product which is what Lufthansa are currently rolling out.