Mar 25, 2014, 10:01 pm
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Delta to add Gogo WiFi to international fleet
Jun 20, 2013, 11:18 am
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I believe N194DN (another international 763) did as well, though I was flying JFK-LAX so no way to know if it was the overwater version.
Jun 20, 2013, 12:24 pm
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I'm pretty sure thee's a KU satellite dome that requires a much larger hull penetration on the exterior skin compared to the ground based antenna. DL engineering likely has to submit all sorts of paperwork to the FAA. I'm not surprised they are behind.
Jun 20, 2013, 2:29 pm
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What happened to international WiFi?
Had wifi on my PRG-JFK last week when we started to get near to N. America....did not try over the water but will see in a few days
Jun 20, 2013, 2:33 pm
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Existing discussion: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...nal-fleet.html
One of the DL reps recently commented it has not rolled out yet (posted in the above on June 7).
One of the DL reps recently commented it has not rolled out yet (posted in the above on June 7).
Jun 20, 2013, 2:35 pm
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Perhaps Delta has fitted some 763s with the ground-based Gogo system for use on the recently up-gauged TCON routes with BusinessElite.
Jun 20, 2013, 2:46 pm
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Jun 20, 2013, 4:09 pm
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I experienced the international internet flying Singapore Airlines on their A380 last month LAX-NRT-SIN. Of course, it was my first time flying SQ Suites so I proceeded to get drunk on Dom and stuff myself like a glutten and didn't really use the inflight internet all that much.
Of course if I had been stuck in coach on that 20hr two leg flight, the inflight internet would have really come in handy!
Of course if I had been stuck in coach on that 20hr two leg flight, the inflight internet would have really come in handy!
Jun 20, 2013, 4:47 pm
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It need not be expensive, just slow enough to render it unusable.
Jun 23, 2013, 5:02 am
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Jun 24, 2013, 8:22 pm
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My 77L for this weekend shows WiFi as an amenity ...
It also shows Overhead Video screens. In business.
Methinks this is just DL IT doing its thing again. Perhaps I should screenshot it and send it into Delta after my wifi-less flight.
It also shows Overhead Video screens. In business.
Methinks this is just DL IT doing its thing again. Perhaps I should screenshot it and send it into Delta after my wifi-less flight.
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Jun 25, 2013, 6:32 pm
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Ha, good point! Though to be fair, work justifies paying for business vs economy for the "higher" productivity!