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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 10:06 am
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MikeFromMKE
 
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Originally Posted by blucys
Anyone have a thought as to what the IFE configuration will be on these? Considering that JetBlue has the DirecTV on their 190's, are these going to come pre-loaded with the screens, or are they going to just give them Wi-Fi...Also, is there any word as to what they are going to do with the configuration on the existing 190's? Considering the fact that these are probably going to be flying on a bunch of legacy Frontier routes where the IFE is an expectation
I believe the current plan is not to install TVs in the E90. The reason being that their records show very little uptake on the TV on routes under 2 hours meaning they don't expect it to be profitable on the E90.

I do agree that they need to make it more obvious to the customer what to expect on the plane. When they have expectation of TV and don't get it obviously they are disappointed. If the website made it more clear what IFE you will get on a flight they could probably better manage those expectations.

Personally I'll take Wifi over LiveTV any day. With Hulu you can watch shows on demand instead of being stuck with mid-day cable programming.
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