Originally Posted by
tentseller
For the freebie to be a viable benefit, they need to guarantee a minimum bandwidth per DM/GO.
The other issue is satellite coverage. As a YYZ HKG frequent flyer, I plan my online activities between 60N latitude. For HKG-bound flights, there is no coverage once the plane is north of 60 until the Russia-China border.
I just flew that route last month, and there was a lot of time it was unavailable. It was a bummer too because I purchased TWO "all-flight" passes; one for my phone and one for my computer. (Need to do that, otherwise my WeChat can't log in from my computer.) So I spent $40 and could barely use it half the time. Anyway, I don't mind the minor additional cost as I really hope CX returns to profitability and remains stable.
