Originally Posted by
baclubflyer
So the consensus seems to be that CX provides the cable mentioned in the poster above but this is only compatible with those flat plugs ie not the smaller ones used for iPhone5 and iPad mini? Is this plug avaliable for F J W Y passengers on a first come first serve basis? I suppose the USB port as part of the panel of controls will only go so far as charging the device but won't be able to play anything?
And I was thinking iPhone / iPad mini would be good to convert to the larger IFE screen especially in F J ... oh well!
No, as far as I am aware, CX does not provide that current cable. They provide one that pre-dates the current one on sale unless they have replaced them and the prior one was not compatible with ipad's.
Yes, they are available on a first come first serve basis. I asked for mine the moment I boarded.
Yes, USB only charges, well, actually, provides some limited power to your device while in flight to keep the battery from draining since it takes a very long time to charge based on my experience.
iphone is probably fine to convert to larger IFE but personally, i find the content to be decent on CX.