Originally Posted by
QRC3288
I agree with your thoughts, except #4 . Have you used WiFi extensively on other carriers? IMO Cathay has hands down consistently the best international coverage I've seen, at least versus the other intl carriers I regularly fly (BR, SQ, JL, EK, QR). It's not like Jetblue speeds in the US, but very good. Streaming is unavailable on any of those other intl carriers I mention, and often with much, much worse data speeds to the point where it's not consistently possible to do work. I find CX WiFi to be very good in this regard.
But pretty much agree with everything else you say. Interesting point #2 . And #5 is....unfortunate but very true.
I second this. I flew this last month and am about to fly it again today, blizzard at EWR permitting and my VPN connection stayed solid for almost the entire flight, bar a brief period somewhere between Canada and Russia.
Streaming media is specifically mentioned when you sign up for the service. They disclose clearly that bandwidth is limited and you won't be enjoying Skype or Youtube on the service. But VPN, IM, e-mail, booking a car, killing time on FT all worked flawlessly.