Originally Posted by
knope2001
Speaking as somone who (apparently) would rather curse the darkness than light a candle when it comes to replacing his four-minute laptop battery, onboard power would be fantastic. However....
(1) It seems like more of a niceity than a competitive requirement.
Largely, I think you're right.
I have a slightly off perspective: 1) totally spoiled now by Clear's 4G/3G coverage, and 2) being a former mid-tier elite who has shifted almost all domestic leisure travel to short haul West Coast trips > 50% of which are easier/more pleasurably done on Amtrak (see below) than AS or UA.
It might, although for someone not at the window it means cords over or under the window passengers. If they'd consider putting it on the E190/E170, those seats do not have a center pillar between them, so I'm not sure if that complicates placing the power port between two seats by your knees as some airlines do.
A good reminder that I need to come up to speed on YX a/c.
Is that just Acela, or have they expanded power beyond that line? No fair counting bathroom shaver outlets!
Cascades (EUG-YVR) for sure. My last four or five legs since June '09 whether I've been in coach or Biz, every seat had an outlet (or dual outlet?) along the bottom edge of the wall. The Coast Starlight has Wifi so at the very least the Pacific Parlor car has power (I would hope!), though I know for a fact that one of the dome cars *does not* have power :sob: :sob:. I would also venture the Pacific Surfliner has some power since Wifi has been up and running a while now.
Back on topic, lemme ask a naive question: is WiMax a viable technology on a/c? (I'm an apps jockey, not network junkie!)