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Old Mar 31, 2026 | 12:36 pm
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Originally Posted by LLStarks
The best possible scenario, at least for domestic flights, is to use YouTube TV on a personal device and get all of your live channels and VODs that way.
This is honestly why I'm starting to prefer no PTVs like on AS and AA. AA just announced they are considering bringing PTVs back and I really hope they don't. All I ever use them for is the inflight map and satellite radio (when equipped, but this is decreasing and often doesn't even work when it is there). Even then, I still prefer FR24 on my own device.

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Old Apr 5, 2026 | 6:39 am
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Originally Posted by GW McLintock
Why would you want to watch an old baseball game?

Also, if you fly Alaska Airlines or any other airline where you get free wifi with a T-Mobile account, then you have a complimentary MLB.tv membership (from T-Mobile) and most onboard wifi connections support streaming.

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obviously not a baseball fan, game 7 was a classic. mlb.tv is not the same as MLB Networkand would never fly Alaskan
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Old Apr 5, 2026 | 9:16 am
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Originally Posted by GW McLintock
ETA: I am on an A220 and I keep turning off my screen; it has turned itself back on four times so far. I like this AVANT system less and less every time I fly.
So this is interesting. On Friday I flew on N3293J and the screen would stay off. Today I flew on N3062J and it kept turning back on. This went for all three seats in my seat bank, on both flights. I wonder if there is a software update for the Thales IFE and which is the newer version.

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obviously not a baseball fan, game 7 was a classic. mlb.tv is not the same as MLB Networkand would never fly Alaskan
You don't say...

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Old Yesterday | 4:27 pm
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I return to this thread every so often because, for as much as B6 has declined, there's still some real bright spots other domestic airlines can't or won't match

Crew today on BOS/ORD asked each passenger, by first name, what they'd like for their drink and snack across two separate runs - that's a crew that cares
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