Originally Posted by
BlissWorld
Last week on my flight from LGB-ORD.
On the outbound, 11 (I had 11) and 12 were both exit rows...the TVs were the small black ones....and I couldn't figure out how to use the XM...did it even have one?
On the return, 11 (I had 11) and 12 were both exit rows, but the TVs were bigger with white frame (newer?) but I still couldn't figure out how to use the XM....
Do they have XM on A320's?
Your outbound flight did not have XM according to the TV system you described.
The return flight was a hit or miss. You had the newer TV screens, but not all planes with the newer screens have the XM installed
yet. Every E190 has the XM, but the A320 fleet is still being updated. Maybe one of our friends at jetBlue on here has an answer as to how many A320's have the XM and when that fleet will be complete with it. I think by the end of 07 but maybe jetBlueFA can comfirm that.
It's easy to use...there are two icons on the armrest. One says XM Radio; the other says DirecTV. If you can't figure out how to use it, just ask the inflight crewmember and they'll be happy to help you out.
To give you an idea, I fly about 35 segments with B6 per year (all A320) and only one flight had XM so far. That's just my luck. I'm sure I'll start seeing it more often this year, as it is added throughout the entire fleet.