Flying a 757-300 earlier this week EWR-LAX, I was happy that the lane was equipped with power ports. After take off, I noticed no juice was coming out.

I asked the FA, and she responded that these planes don't have power ports. I pointed to the unit, and she then said that the captain is the one who decides to turn it on.

I asked her if she would ask the captain. She responded, "He'll only turn it on if he wants to."

Ten minutes later, it still was not working. I asked her about it once again. She said, "no one else of the flight is complaining."

(Didn't realize I was complaining!)

We then said that my unit must be broken. She did not check to see if the other unites at other seats were on. Nor did she offer any insights to help.

A few minutes later, power came to the unit.