Originally Posted by
jsguyrus
As I recall with VX you had to pay for WiFi. While they did have seatback entertainment every time I tried to use it, it was a clunky old IFE that never worked. Kinda like when it was high tech to use a coffee vending machine. No thanks!
Free for gold members (you got some codes, and if you used them all you could ask for more codes).
Also, doesn't JetBlue provide free wifi for everyone? And doesn't Emirates provide free WiFi for everyone with a FF account (even with no status)?
The idea that it would be too slow if everyone had access is not a good argument any more. Satellite has tons of bandwidth, and most people use very very little. The problem is latency.