Originally Posted by
char777
Were you not aware that all United Airbus aircraft now offer satellite Wi-Fi and free streaming on almost all major devices? Did you check? Or was it not operational on this flight? Just curious.
I usually book away from the A319/A320 fleet now just because I find those slimline seats to be exceptionally awful, but at least they all have a superior WiFi system and a pretty good selection of movies to watch.
The movie selection was in fact great. There's just no such thing as a smart phone that will have enough battery to get you through the flight with juice left over for your destination.
I'm sure I'm not the only one with the issue. Even though three announcements were made explaining how the system worked, it seemed like maybe one out of twenty people were using it. Fifty movies with no battery to watch one is not an amenity
Oh, and the FA made an announcement clarifying that there are no power outlets on board, and sorry.
I just don't understand how purchasing ten overhead lcd monitors to show a movie would have broken the budget on the aircraft.