Network and USB jack??
Jul 12, 2009 | 8:58 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Hong Kong
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I think mentioned earlier here the 747 empower is fixed by work around and only available in F and J ....
Anyone have their butt in Y to confirm it ? (May be I will try to ask FA on my CTS flight also .. I fly in J this time so don't know about Y)
Anyone have their butt in Y to confirm it ? (May be I will try to ask FA on my CTS flight also .. I fly in J this time so don't know about Y)
Jul 26, 2009 | 6:20 pm
#19
Join Date: May 2009
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There's something wrong, apparently the AC power can only be used to power the laptop, not charge it. This means you have to remove the battery. Same with the other devices. I tried it with my iPhone and it doesn't charge. It would be great if CX can change that.
Jul 26, 2009 | 9:55 pm
#20
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I cannot think of any possible intelligent device that CX could have installed that knows for what purpose electricity is being drawn from a socket. Does anyone else have this experience?
Aug 9, 2009 | 2:05 am
#24
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Today, CX252 was supposed to have working power in Y but at least in my seat (and on next seat as well) the light didn't come up. In CX777 (B777 with New Economy) however power in Y was working. I used it to charge my iPhone, which really needed it after so many connections.
Aug 9, 2009 | 8:16 am
#25
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Is there a list somewhere of which aircraft have working power in Y? Is it purely pot luck or do all the "Olympus" aircraft now have working power?
Aug 16, 2009 | 7:42 am
#26
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And report from my return trip, in Economy class.
CX776 and CX251 - no working power. I think the common factor was Boeing 747, CX777 on my way to Jakarta was operated with Boeing 777 and there I had working power. All flights were with the New Economy.
CX776 and CX251 - no working power. I think the common factor was Boeing 747, CX777 on my way to Jakarta was operated with Boeing 777 and there I had working power. All flights were with the New Economy.
Aug 16, 2009 | 9:57 am
#27
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From the sounds of it, the power in Y works on everything but the B747. Does this mean that the newly converted 34B's will have working power in Y as well?
Aug 16, 2009 | 10:26 am
#28
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To my understanding, all new Y seats have working power point except those on 74A. The reason is some issue with HKCAD when CX install the new Y seats on 74A. If my memory is correct a few 74A do have working power point in Y class for testing.(I only can remember one of them is B-HKT or HOT?)
Aug 16, 2009 | 3:27 pm
#29
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The issue with battery in versus out is one of amperage drawn by the laptop. On some aircraft that I have flown with my Sony VAIO I can use my laptop with the battery but after some number of minutes the power is disabled due to the amperage being drawn. Removing the battery solves the problem.
Aug 16, 2009 | 5:16 pm
#30
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To my understanding, all new Y seats have working power point except those on 74A. The reason is some issue with HKCAD when CX install the new Y seats on 74A. If my memory is correct a few 74A do have working power point in Y class for testing.(I only can remember one of them is B-HKT or HOT?)