Originally Posted by
MikeMpls
A lot of laptops only last < 90 minutes on battery.
The other major issue for those in coach is finding enough real estate to open up a laptop & work on it comfortably. I used it once on WN on a flight with a lot of turbulence. It was free; I would never pay a 2nd time for that experience.
I'm skeptical that they will find enough customers to make this work out in the long term. The returns will probably favor airlines w/ F sections & E+ style seating (e.g. UA & JetBlue).
On a 737, for example, I usually won't even open up my laptop unless I'm in the exit-row seat w/ no seat in front of it.
I totally agree. I tried using it on an AA flight last weekend. Me in window seat, someone else in aisle seat next to me (MD88). Next to impossible but I only used it to send some EMail I had composed but not sent earlier, and because AA was offering a free code too.
I doubt airlines will ever install in-seat power just to accommodate the wifi.