2KU from Pushback to Park?
Sep 27, 2017, 1:34 pm
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2KU from Pushback to Park?
"2Ku also offers continuous connectivity from pushback to park."
Does this mean Delta will enable the WiFi when the plane has 2Ku for the ENTIRE time on board or do they still turn it on only when above 10,000 feet?
Does this mean Delta will enable the WiFi when the plane has 2Ku for the ENTIRE time on board or do they still turn it on only when above 10,000 feet?
Sep 27, 2017, 2:04 pm
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Was on a 2ku bird last night and it lasted all the way to landing.
Didn't connect til after 10000' so not sure it was enabled prior to that.
Didn't connect til after 10000' so not sure it was enabled prior to that.
Sep 27, 2017, 2:19 pm
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2KU is from gate to gate, when it's a 2KU flight I start watching movies as soon as I sit down the wifi also works as well. Only downside about starting the movie at the gate and trying to finish it at the gate is all the announcements.
Sep 27, 2017, 2:31 pm
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I am confused. If you are using Wifi on your own device, how would you hear the announcements?
Sep 27, 2017, 3:14 pm
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Sep 27, 2017, 4:06 pm
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Flew on a 2KU plane on Saturday and it wasn’t turned on until after we took off but lasted until we landed (FA still have to flip WiFi switch manually)
Sep 27, 2017, 10:15 pm
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Sep 28, 2017, 2:16 am
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There should be a visual and audio warning (few seconds) of pending announcements before they are made instead of just jumping in.
Sep 28, 2017, 5:06 am
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Agreed. I have yet to have gate-to-gate Wifi movies on my personal device but when they make announcements above 10K it does not stop my movie. If I am curious, I have to remove my AirPods to listen to the DL sound system.
Sep 28, 2017, 1:19 pm
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Wow I thought the WIFI signal is hooked into the Flight Management System and would automatically engage and disengage at 10,000 feet. Did not realize it was a physical manual switch,