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FlyFi is Flying!!
Looks like today is the first day they have the service on for passengers to try out. Nothing formally announced but I saw some tweets earlier from a passenger using it and the @JetBlue twitter account confirmed for me a few minutes ago that my flight to Florida this evening will have it on as well. :D :cool:
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Awesome! I think there are 3 planes with the capability as of now!
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I hope one of those planes is doing BOS/LGB later this week. And the other way back, too!
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Originally Posted by Brigri
(Post 21851043)
Awesome! I think there are 3 planes with the capability as of now!
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Originally Posted by cleanfloor
(Post 21853248)
there are 8 320s equipped. how many they'll turn on while in this first phase is one thing but as of a couple weeks ago there are 8
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Originally Posted by Brigri
(Post 21857040)
Thanks! Is there a way we can get the tail numbers?
Here's my review of Fly-Fi and also one from engadget which was on the AUS turn yesterday morning.
Originally Posted by Out of my Element
(Post 21852859)
I hope one of those planes is doing BOS/LGB later this week. And the other way back, too!
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Ah well, guess I'll just have to watch TV and hope to see something with a theme song written by Jim Webb or Francis Scott Key, or sung by Glen Campbell, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash or Englebert Humperdink.
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I'm sitting across the aisle from sbm12 (waving) and sharing my review from the flight as well.
JetBlue Fly-Fi In-flight Wi-Fi – Review and First Look SOMEWHERE OVER NEW ENGLAND—My first in-flight Internet experience goes back roughly nine years to a Lufthansa flight and the German flag carrier’s FlyNet system, which was using Boeing’s groundbreaking but ill-fated Connexion by Boeing technology. While Connexion by Boeing shut down at the end of 2006, other companies stepped in to fill the void. American Airlines became the first U.S. airline to offer domestic Wi-Fi, back in 2008. Now JetBlue is launching its Fly-Fi service and this review is being written (and published) from the inaugural flight. Fly-Fi offers free basic low-bandwidth Internet to all passengers and optional high-speed Internet for $9.95 per hour…. <SNIP> |
Currently 2 aircraft are outfitted with Fly-Fi N804JB and N534JB. 5 to 6 more aircraft with be outfitted by the end of the year and up to 10 a month in 2014. Simply Surf, the basic offering, is free until June 2014 or Fly-Fi Plus is available for $9 per hour.
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Originally Posted by JetBlueFA
(Post 21948458)
Currently 2 aircraft are outfitted with Fly-Fi N804JB and N534JB. 5 to 6 more aircraft with be outfitted by the end of the year and up to 10 a month in 2014. Simply Surf, the basic offering, is free until June 2014 or Fly-Fi Plus is available for $9 per hour.
http://twitter.com/Jazzap/status/410903926947315712 @ZachHonig We start tmrw with • BOS – FLL Ft 569, JFK – MCO Ft 1783, JFK – AUS Flight 795. 4th #FlyFi a/c joins fleet this weekend It is smoking fast. Seriously a game-changer in the market for in-flight connectivity. Also, <wave> back to jspira. :cool: :D |
Fly-Fi tracking page is up
https://www.jetblue.com/flying-on-jetblue/wifi/
Use this link to track which aircraft have Fly-Fi installed. The Jetblue blog will also have flight number specific updates nightly. |
Why does this not work outside of the US if it's satellite???
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Originally Posted by aviators99
(Post 21957854)
Why does this not work outside of the US if it's satellite???
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Originally Posted by aviators99
(Post 21957854)
Why does this not work outside of the US if it's satellite???
Originally Posted by Out of my Element
(Post 21958928)
If the satellite is geosynchronous over the US, it might not have visibility of the plane outside of a certain range.
Ku-based satellites (used by Row44 and GoGo's non-ATG services) are also geosynchronous but there are more in the sky right now so, assuming the provider leases time/bandwidth from more than one, it is a bit easier to have broader coverage, though that bandwidth is more expensive than Ka's version. |
BlueTales is updating it's blog daily with routes the FlyFi planes are flying:
http://bit.ly/FlyFiRoutes How can we start tracking the fleet upgrades? Maybe we could do a Public Google Doc to track the progress? |
4 planes flying now, 5th coming online this weekend
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Originally Posted by Jace
(Post 21991270)
How can we start tracking the fleet upgrades?
Maybe we could do a Public Google Doc to track the progress? N715JB is the 5th to be fitted, going in to service this weekend. I'm pretty sure my two flights with the service were both on N804JB. |
Were installations delayed by the storm? Still looks like only 5 aircraft are equipped. When are more coming on line?
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The 6th plane entered service last night and it looks like they have 2 planes in PAE at once, it takes a week to install.
They must have needed all planes during the holiday rush since none were added during that time. |
Originally Posted by sfozrhfco
(Post 22162408)
Were installations delayed by the storm? Still looks like only 5 aircraft are equipped. When are more coming on line?
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Thanks...that's what I figured.
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They are now up to 8 aircraft flying with fly-fi installed
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My wife is flying BOS/SAN right now and they have free wifi and movies, but no TV. She is impressed with the wifi quality
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If anyone is curious, the planes cycle through Portland, OR to/from Boeing's facility in Everett, WA
Currently 9 online, with 2 being worked on at a time. |
Flew on a Fly-fi enabled aircraft (sorry, didn't get the tail #) on BOS-TPA tonight. Service was great - when it worked! We had it for about half the flight, starting about a half hour after takeoff. The FAs said they'd been having issues most of the day, not only with Fly-fi but with the entertainment system - not sure if they're linked or not.
As mentioned upthread, there is a free level of service, and the eye-watering $9/hr level, which is supposed to let you do Netflix etc, so they must be confident of substantial bandwidth for that price. The freebie tier (or freebie-for-now) was every bit as fast as Gogo, which I use on USAir, if not faster. |
Tail Numbers
Does anyone know the tail numbers of these 9 a/c?
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Originally Posted by anjni_v
(Post 22627259)
Does anyone know the tail numbers of these 9 a/c?
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Originally Posted by anjni_v
(Post 22627259)
Does anyone know the tail numbers of these 9 a/c?
http://www.jetblue.com/flying-on-jetblue/wifi/ |
As of today 30 planes have Fly-Fi!
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Unfortunately, none of the 4 I've been on (so far) this week :(
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The A321s received their STC. The existing planes will be retrofit with FlyFi and LiveTV 4 while the new deliveries will get the kit installed prior to commercial service as I understand it.
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Originally Posted by sbm12
(Post 22786604)
The A321s received their STC. The existing planes will be retrofit with FlyFi and LiveTV 4 while the new deliveries will get the kit installed prior to commercial service as I understand it.
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Originally Posted by passthetime
(Post 22787136)
What does STC stand for?
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Originally Posted by passthetime
(Post 22787136)
What does STC stand for?
Originally Posted by 14940674
(Post 22787358)
Supplemental Type Certificate
JetBlue press release came out today, a bit later than initially planned: http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix....116&highlight=. |
The 320's and 321's will go ahead with the FlyFi and LiveTv4 installs. N905JB is currently the only plane flying around with the new TV system installed. The 190's are going to take some time getting FlyFi installed because, as it was put to me, there are some structural concerns with the larger dome that need to be addressed and are being worked out.
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Originally Posted by Brigri
(Post 22628640)
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Originally Posted by flyboy_88
(Post 22977075)
I hope they expand it internationally.
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Here's a cool list of flights with FlyFi. It gets updated daily.
http://blog.jetblue.com/index.php/fly-fi-routes/ |
Speedtest reported 8325kbps while descending into Austin from Long Beach.
I liked "the hub" web page it defaulted to after signing in, with the live flight tracking, but once I closed it out, I couldn't figure out how to get back to it. |
Originally Posted by Shane1234
(Post 23038089)
Speedtest reported 8325kbps while descending into Austin from Long Beach.
I liked "the hub" web page it defaulted to after signing in, with the live flight tracking, but once I closed it out, I couldn't figure out how to get back to it. |
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