Nov 15, 2017, 7:14 pm
Last edit by: sxc
This thread is to discuss the wi-fi experience on the A350.
Discussion on 777 / A330 retrofit is discussed in this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cathay-pacific-marco-polo-club/1877788-wi-fi-777s-a330s-2020-a.html
Discussion on 777 / A330 retrofit is discussed in this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cathay-pacific-marco-polo-club/1877788-wi-fi-777s-a330s-2020-a.html
FINALLY... Wifi Reportedly Coming Next year (In 2016 to A350)
May 26, 2015, 1:39 am
#16
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JAL have banned inflight telephone calls and VOIP. I don't know if they have actually blocked VOIP sites, but they tell passengers not to make voice calls.
May 26, 2015, 4:31 am
#17
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I have not tested it myself, but I am told that it is not possible to block Skype (or anything else) if sent through a VPN connection, unless you block VPN entirely. It's the same issue as censorship in PRC. Of course China can block VPN, but will CX block VPN? That is likely to upset their business customers.
I will try VOIP-OVPN on another carrier next month.
I will try VOIP-OVPN on another carrier next month.
May 26, 2015, 7:35 am
#18
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Last time I tried on Delta, I could Instant Message no problem, but could not stream. iMessage on my iPad would work, but Facetime would not. So obviously there is some way they can control this. (Thank goodness, by the way!) :-)
May 26, 2015, 9:10 am
#19
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But I think VoIP won't be the greatest problem... It would be instant voice message in Whatsapp, WeChat etc... Many of those walkie-talkie users like to broadcast their received voice messages to the entire public and shout at the bottom of their phone loudly.... That will be what truly annoying...
Jul 1, 2015, 1:43 pm
#21
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Panasonic wins key license to offer connectivity in Chinese airspace
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Jul 1, 2015, 8:02 pm
#22
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One thing I'd love to see implemented is seat to seat messaging. That way if your not seated together you can still talk without being an idiot and yelling across the cabin or having to get up and meet in the galley. I find that when I'm travelling with somebody in J, we both end up booking window seats and obviously can't talk at times. I think this chat system would be greatly popular amongst frequent flyers. One way to keep from receiving unwanted messages would be that you have to accept the chat before messages can be sent.
Jul 2, 2015, 7:48 pm
#24
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One thing I'd love to see implemented is seat to seat messaging. That way if your not seated together you can still talk without being an idiot and yelling across the cabin or having to get up and meet in the galley. I find that when I'm travelling with somebody in J, we both end up booking window seats and obviously can't talk at times. I think this chat system would be greatly popular amongst frequent flyers. One way to keep from receiving unwanted messages would be that you have to accept the chat before messages can be sent.
Jul 3, 2015, 8:59 am
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Jul 4, 2015, 6:03 pm
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Jul 4, 2015, 9:32 pm
#29
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If its the same system on United Airlines or EVA, your allowed one device at any single time, which means when you sign on your phone, then it will sign off on the computer, ect.... UNited sign on and payment is nice, its linked to your mileage account, a system I like rather than inputing payment info each time.
Jul 6, 2015, 9:46 am
#30
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Plane is really not the time to hold a business meeting, chat it up, or whatever. In such a confined space and most people wants peace and quiet, the best thing to do is to respect that, and do some work/watch AVOD is you can't sleep. WiFi help passes the time, that should be it's only function. Take away any ability for end-to-end voice and text communications, it can be easily done by QoS, and blocking vendor specific ports/protocols.
