Washington, D.C. DCA Sky Club: The Definitive Thread
Oct 20, 2010, 2:23 pm
#34
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Oct 20, 2010, 8:13 pm
#35
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Verizon=best coverage in DC.
TMo works OK in the SkyClub. Sprint stinks (I have a Sprint 3G card - I know where to sit in the SC to make it work). It's really no better over at AA's club. Verizon works pretty well. And AT&T seems to work pretty well, too (work cell is on ATT).
It's as much an airport issue as anything - can't exactly install cell towers on the runways.
TMo works OK in the SkyClub. Sprint stinks (I have a Sprint 3G card - I know where to sit in the SC to make it work). It's really no better over at AA's club. Verizon works pretty well. And AT&T seems to work pretty well, too (work cell is on ATT).
It's as much an airport issue as anything - can't exactly install cell towers on the runways.
Oct 21, 2010, 6:05 pm
#36
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Sorry I overlooked the DCA, regardless I think this is more of a Sprint in DC problem than something that can be blamed on the Skyclub, my AT&T has been fine there.
Oct 23, 2010, 12:37 pm
#38
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> I think this is more of a Sprint in DC problem than something that
> can be blamed on the Skyclub
I never blamed it on the SkyClub.
> my AT&T has been fine there.
Utterly irrelevant to the matter I posted. Can we PUHLEEZE stay
on-topic?
Hint: If you wish to brag about AT&T coverage at the DCA SkyClub,
please start your own thread, elsewhere.
> can be blamed on the Skyclub
I never blamed it on the SkyClub.
> my AT&T has been fine there.
Utterly irrelevant to the matter I posted. Can we PUHLEEZE stay
on-topic?
Hint: If you wish to brag about AT&T coverage at the DCA SkyClub,
please start your own thread, elsewhere.
Oct 24, 2010, 1:29 pm
#39
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Quick question re: DCA SkyClub
Would the DCA SkyClub be showing today's football games? Flying out this evening, and wondering where I can watch. I have an RCC membership and usually go to the Presidents Club in the same terminal when flying DL, but the PC doesn't have TVs. However, I have a Delta SkyClub one-day pass that I could use today, if y'all say they'd show the games. Thanks in advance!
Oct 24, 2010, 1:32 pm
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Answer
There are TVs over the bar and I think they show sporting events on those TVs. There is another TV built into a column/wall east of the bar which shows non-CNN television.
Oct 24, 2010, 2:02 pm
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Hijacking this thread briefly for a couple more DCA questions:
- Are there showers available anywhere at DCA?
- Is there any solution at all for left luggage at DCA? Since I expect the answer is no thanks to "oh noes nine eleven", are there any alternatives around the national mall? (for example, do any of the Smithsonian museums operate a left luggage desk?)
- Are there showers available anywhere at DCA?
- Is there any solution at all for left luggage at DCA? Since I expect the answer is no thanks to "oh noes nine eleven", are there any alternatives around the national mall? (for example, do any of the Smithsonian museums operate a left luggage desk?)
Oct 24, 2010, 2:14 pm
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Hijacking this thread briefly for a couple more DCA questions:
- Are there showers available anywhere at DCA?
- Is there any solution at all for left luggage at DCA? Since I expect the answer is no thanks to "oh noes nine eleven", are there any alternatives around the national mall? (for example, do any of the Smithsonian museums operate a left luggage desk?)
- Are there showers available anywhere at DCA?
- Is there any solution at all for left luggage at DCA? Since I expect the answer is no thanks to "oh noes nine eleven", are there any alternatives around the national mall? (for example, do any of the Smithsonian museums operate a left luggage desk?)
Tjtenor4, if you ask the attendants, they are pretty willing change channels (this has been my experience in the past).
elkapong
Oct 25, 2010, 12:45 am
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As stated, nothing at DCA or on the mall, but Union Station does have a left luggage facility (I believe in the "A" zone of the station).
Oct 25, 2010, 1:57 am
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Thanks for the advice! Union Station is pretty easy to get to and sounds like the perfect solution for luggage storage... much appreciated.
Oct 30, 2010, 9:09 am
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I was at the DCA Sky Club this AM and thought I was share pics of the new areas. The old conference room/cubicle spaces are gone and that's now a nice, open seating area.
They've put in several (didn't count, 10-20) workspaces--a work bar if you will--along the window facing the terminal (National Hall). Each seat has a power outlet.
Sorry for the quality...it was still dark outside and the lamps weren't helping balance things.
They've put in several (didn't count, 10-20) workspaces--a work bar if you will--along the window facing the terminal (National Hall). Each seat has a power outlet.
Sorry for the quality...it was still dark outside and the lamps weren't helping balance things.