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Old Jul 30, 2015 | 9:37 pm
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Originally Posted by sbm12
This is like saying that if they cannot be on time 100% of the time they shouldn't bother flying because people will complain and ask for refunds. It won't be prefect - nothing is - but they'll make many passengers happy and make some money along the way.
Hmmm...it's more like you buy a 8 hour flight, UA flies you toward your destination for 2 hours and then just stops.

My last internet experience was ORD-OGG. Now, I fully expected it wouldn't work over the Pacific. But I didn't expect it would stop working just as we passed Denver.

What I'm saying is perhaps they should forego this for a more reliable system, such as in-seat AVOD. But I'll admit I don't have a complete understanding of how the tablets will work. Perhaps content will be loaded directly to the tablet?

I have my own devices anyway. If they just follow through on putting power in their planes, I actually don't care what they do with these tablets.
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