FlyFi is Flying!!
Nov 25, 2013, 9:23 am
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FlyFi is Flying!!
Looks like today is the first day they have the service on for passengers to try out. Nothing formally announced but I saw some tweets earlier from a passenger using it and the @JetBlue twitter account confirmed for me a few minutes ago that my flight to Florida this evening will have it on as well. 
Nov 25, 2013, 3:06 pm
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Nov 26, 2013, 8:19 am
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Nov 26, 2013, 10:29 am
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N534JB is the plane I was on last night; it is the only one active AFAIK. Once they iron out the kinks they'll be ready to flip the switch and have lots ready all at once.
Here's my review of Fly-Fi and also one from engadget which was on the AUS turn yesterday morning.
Almost certainly not going to happen. Sorry.
Here's my review of Fly-Fi and also one from engadget which was on the AUS turn yesterday morning.
Almost certainly not going to happen. Sorry.
Nov 26, 2013, 11:50 am
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Ah well, guess I'll just have to watch TV and hope to see something with a theme song written by Jim Webb or Francis Scott Key, or sung by Glen Campbell, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash or Englebert Humperdink.
Dec 11, 2013, 9:03 am
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I'm sitting across the aisle from sbm12 (waving) and sharing my review from the flight as well.
JetBlue Fly-Fi In-flight Wi-Fi – Review and First Look
JetBlue Fly-Fi In-flight Wi-Fi – Review and First Look
SOMEWHERE OVER NEW ENGLAND—My first in-flight Internet experience goes back roughly nine years to a Lufthansa flight and the German flag carrier’s FlyNet system, which was using Boeing’s groundbreaking but ill-fated Connexion by Boeing technology.
While Connexion by Boeing shut down at the end of 2006, other companies stepped in to fill the void.
American Airlines became the first U.S. airline to offer domestic Wi-Fi, back in 2008.
Now JetBlue is launching its Fly-Fi service and this review is being written (and published) from the inaugural flight. Fly-Fi offers free basic low-bandwidth Internet to all passengers and optional high-speed Internet for $9.95 per hour….
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While Connexion by Boeing shut down at the end of 2006, other companies stepped in to fill the void.
American Airlines became the first U.S. airline to offer domestic Wi-Fi, back in 2008.
Now JetBlue is launching its Fly-Fi service and this review is being written (and published) from the inaugural flight. Fly-Fi offers free basic low-bandwidth Internet to all passengers and optional high-speed Internet for $9.95 per hour….
<SNIP>
Dec 11, 2013, 1:45 pm
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Currently 2 aircraft are outfitted with Fly-Fi N804JB and N534JB. 5 to 6 more aircraft with be outfitted by the end of the year and up to 10 a month in 2014. Simply Surf, the basic offering, is free until June 2014 or Fly-Fi Plus is available for $9 per hour.
Dec 11, 2013, 4:22 pm
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http://twitter.com/Jazzap/status/410903926947315712
@ZachHonig We start tmrw with • BOS – FLL Ft 569, JFK – MCO Ft 1783, JFK – AUS Flight 795. 4th #FlyFi a/c joins fleet this weekend
It is smoking fast. Seriously a game-changer in the market for in-flight connectivity.
Also, <wave> back to jspira.
Dec 12, 2013, 6:27 am
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Fly-Fi tracking page is up
https://www.jetblue.com/flying-on-jetblue/wifi/
Use this link to track which aircraft have Fly-Fi installed. The Jetblue blog will also have flight number specific updates nightly.
Use this link to track which aircraft have Fly-Fi installed. The Jetblue blog will also have flight number specific updates nightly.
Dec 13, 2013, 6:04 am
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Dec 13, 2013, 6:22 am
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Ku-based satellites (used by Row44 and GoGo's non-ATG services) are also geosynchronous but there are more in the sky right now so, assuming the provider leases time/bandwidth from more than one, it is a bit easier to have broader coverage, though that bandwidth is more expensive than Ka's version.
Dec 18, 2013, 7:20 pm
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BlueTales is updating it's blog daily with routes the FlyFi planes are flying:
http://bit.ly/FlyFiRoutes
How can we start tracking the fleet upgrades?
Maybe we could do a Public Google Doc to track the progress?
http://bit.ly/FlyFiRoutes
How can we start tracking the fleet upgrades?
Maybe we could do a Public Google Doc to track the progress?