Can you stream your own content on the seat back screen?
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Can you stream your own content on the seat back screen?
Can you stream your own content such as Netflix on the seat back screen if you buy the WiFi daily pass? Or do you need to have your own device? Is there a web browser?
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Own device as far as I know.
Also it is best to download what you want to watch prior to the flight to your own device and not rely on the in plane internet.
Also it is best to download what you want to watch prior to the flight to your own device and not rely on the in plane internet.
Last edited by apodo77; Jan 31, 2020 at 11:11 am
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That's what we need...Ethel Pat just got an email to claim her lottery prize and now the whole plane has malware!
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This would be pretty great, but I've never seen that feature in a seatback unit... My phone is loaded with Amazon Prime, and I don't really want to carry a tablet.
Maybe in the days of analog TV I think I saw some entertainment units with S-video jacks, but who knows if they actually worked.
Maybe in the days of analog TV I think I saw some entertainment units with S-video jacks, but who knows if they actually worked.
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Does CapPlay support any video apps? I don't it does on my car.
They could offer "SkyPlay" which would enable video apps but disable maps,phone/messaging (I would not want my messages displayed on the screen), etc.
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Streaming my personal device (not off netflix just something I've downloaded) to the seatback TV would be fantastic! I'd totally download a special app to do that, like Amazon Fire & Roku support.
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The limitation on in-flight internet speeds is not the wifi system itself on the planes, rather the sat or ATG system bandwidth. I read this thread that content pre-loaded onto a personal device (i.e., requiring no internet connection) would be streamed to the seatback screen.
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Gogo promotes the high speed (streaming as it is called) Wifi as good for video. The regular speed (normally called surfing) isn't. The Wifi on regionals and most mainline international aircraft don't have the high speed and thus blocks sites such as YouTube.