On-board WiFi: soft launch is underway
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Apr 25, 18, 12:21 pm
#196
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THIRTEEN LONG-HAUL AIRCRAFT NOW HAVE WI-FI
FLEETREGISTRATION747-400G-CIVV747-400G-CIVR747-400G-CIVS747-400G-CIVX747-400G-BYGC747-400G-CIVY747-400G-CIVW777-200G-VIIS777-200G-VIIY777-300G-STBE747-400G-CIVC747-400G-BYGDA380-800G-XLEG
FLEETREGISTRATION747-400G-CIVV747-400G-CIVR747-400G-CIVS747-400G-CIVX747-400G-BYGC747-400G-CIVY747-400G-CIVW777-200G-VIIS777-200G-VIIY777-300G-STBE747-400G-CIVC747-400G-BYGDA380-800G-XLEG
Apr 25, 18, 1:51 pm
#197
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Originally Posted by Can I help you
THIRTEEN LONG-HAUL AIRCRAFT NOW HAVE WI-FI
FLEETREGISTRATION747-400G-CIVV747-400G-CIVR747-400G-CIVS747-400G-CIVX747-400G-BYGC747-400G-CIVY747-400G-CIVW777-200G-VIIS777-200G-VIIY777-300G-STBE747-400G-CIVC747-400G-BYGDA380-800G-XLEG
FLEETREGISTRATION747-400G-CIVV747-400G-CIVR747-400G-CIVS747-400G-CIVX747-400G-BYGC747-400G-CIVY747-400G-CIVW777-200G-VIIS777-200G-VIIY777-300G-STBE747-400G-CIVC747-400G-BYGDA380-800G-XLEG
Apr 26, 18, 8:42 am
#198
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I flew on G-CIVS last night. Some points of note:
I took a few screenshots from my phone of the interface which I've attached.
- There was a free 1 hour option, sponsored by Visa (see screenshots)
- The WiFi was part of the cabin announcements before takeoff
- The WiFi announcement including the fact that video or voice calls were strictly prohibited
I took a few screenshots from my phone of the interface which I've attached.
Apr 26, 18, 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by skipness1E
G-VIIC certainly has the radome, just landed on the BA104.
Apr 26, 18, 10:50 am
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Apr 27, 18, 11:49 am
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Originally Posted by CloudGazer
- There was a free 1 hour option, sponsored by Visa (see screenshots)
- The WiFi was part of the cabin announcements before takeoff
- The WiFi announcement including the fact that video or voice calls were strictly prohibited
Apr 27, 18, 12:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Passmethesickbag
Inflight WiFi was available on a recent flight I took. I thought the quality was good; just a shame that the value of the service was diminished by the absence of sockets in economy on the 747s. It's also a pity that, unlike AA, they don't allow you to use the access you paid for on another device, so long as only one device is used at a time.
However, I never received any e-mailed receipt for my payment. And having e-mailed support, they are clearly struggling to produce one as well. I've told them that if they can't produce it in a week so that I can put it in my expense claim, they will leave me with no other choice than to dispute the charge with my credit card company. Has anybody else had this problem (and no, it's not in my junk mail folder)?
However, I never received any e-mailed receipt for my payment. And having e-mailed support, they are clearly struggling to produce one as well. I've told them that if they can't produce it in a week so that I can put it in my expense claim, they will leave me with no other choice than to dispute the charge with my credit card company. Has anybody else had this problem (and no, it's not in my junk mail folder)?
Apr 27, 18, 12:16 pm
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That reminded me:
If Wifi is now becoming more common on BA planes and you use more than one device or travel with a partner, it might be worth looking into something like this - https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ices/83284950/
Probably not that exact device, but I found it interesting that someone had already thought about that in conjunction with in-plane Wifi
Originally Posted by Passmethesickbag
It's also a pity that, unlike AA, they don't allow you to use the access you paid for on another device, so long as only one device is used at a time.
Probably not that exact device, but I found it interesting that someone had already thought about that in conjunction with in-plane Wifi
Apr 28, 18, 7:41 pm
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I was on G-YMMD MCO-LGW on 26th April and can confirm it had WiFi onboard. Was surprisingly fast!
May 7, 18, 4:12 am
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G-YMME operated as BA9 last night and a colleague confirmed WiFi is fitted and available.
May 7, 18, 4:16 am
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Originally Posted by PJSMITH0
G-YMME operated as BA9 last night and a colleague confirmed WiFi is fitted and available.
May 7, 18, 4:28 am
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Confirmed Connected Aircraft update
747 -400 CIVR CIVS CIVV CIVY CIVW CIVY BYGC BYGD
777-300 STBE
777-200 VIIC VIIG VIIS VIIY YMMD
Other aircraft are in test mode.
747 -400 CIVR CIVS CIVV CIVY CIVW CIVY BYGC BYGD
777-300 STBE
777-200 VIIC VIIG VIIS VIIY YMMD
Other aircraft are in test mode.
May 7, 18, 5:21 pm
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Flew on IIY last week. Wifi was announced as available, the BA Wifi ssid was visible, but all I got on any device (two of which I'd previously used happily on the wifi fitted 86J 747s) was a Gogo Inflight "service unavailable" message when redirected to the captive portal.
Still some wrinkles to be ironed out it seems.
Still some wrinkles to be ironed out it seems.
May 8, 18, 5:41 pm
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If FR24 is right I'll be on TBB (which was in Shannon earlier in the week) tomorrow night. I'll report back then if wifi is available (or Thursday afternoon if it isn't!).
May 9, 18, 5:12 pm
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Originally Posted by Quark999
That reminded me:
If Wifi is now becoming more common on BA planes and you use more than one device or travel with a partner, it might be worth looking into something like this - https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ices/83284950/
Probably not that exact device, but I found it interesting that someone had already thought about that in conjunction with in-plane Wifi
If Wifi is now becoming more common on BA planes and you use more than one device or travel with a partner, it might be worth looking into something like this - https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ices/83284950/
Probably not that exact device, but I found it interesting that someone had already thought about that in conjunction with in-plane Wifi
