Originally Posted by
LXboy
Just had a bad experience on another carrier after paying $$$$ for inflight Wifi: Microsoft Lync connection was not possible.
Flying IAH-EWR next Monday and would really like to join a call through Lync. Does that work on United's Wifi? I dont really need to speak a lot, but listening would be goo.
Thanks for any inputs - just wondering if I better re-schedule my flight.
Don't know for 100% sure, but most, if not all carriers in the US, block access to VOIP services on wifi like Skype, etc. I suspect UA would do the same, and that Lync would fall under the VOIP connection that would get blocked, at least for that service of Lync.
Regardless of that, I don't know if UA wifi, and even a more proven service like GoGo, would even be fast/stable enough to keep a connection for something like this that would take lots of bandwith. Plus, with the UA fleet not all wifi equipped yet, your aircraft may or may not even offer the service. You won't know until a few days before, and even then, it can change up until the last minute.
In short, don't expect to be able to make that call. And all this isn't even taking into account the annoyance to other passengers of someone being on a call in flight.