Originally Posted by mckov
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My flight had WIFI access ($30 for the flight). It was fairly fast. I had about 256K connection, which was enough for me to do something that pretty much freaked other people out. I powered up the laptop, plugged in my bluetooth dongle, put on my bluetooth headset, loaded up Skype, and started making and taking phone calls via the net conenction ,walking up and down the aisle. It worked like a charm! I did get a couple of 'you can't use your cell phone here' comments :-)
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My unit didn't work, but for those that had theirs working, it was nice and big. I looked like it was a 10.4" LCD. The system runs on Windows CE, it appears that they are having many problems with the system, as rebooting was a regular thing I noticed. But then again, I have similar problems with my BMW ;-)
Well, to get 1st class service, you have to fly First Class, even with LH. Trust me.
Unlike UA, there's a huge difference between C and F.
Regarding WIFI: You are the reason for many in the UA forum demanding to block Skype access as soon as UA introduces on-board internet on some of their planes next year. Especially the "walking down the aisle" behavior might be quite annoying to other pax, especially to those trying to sleep.
Regarding IFE: Windows CE sucks. Seems like the system can't handle the load when distributing the requested information to each seat on a fully booked flight - so it crashes. My sources say that LH is trying to further compress the information (like movies) to enhance system stability (but at the cost of quality). LH is very, very unhappy with the Honeywell folks.