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Dec 11, 2007 | 9:10 am

#31

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Originally Posted by sbm12

And I'm guessing that most of the questions are going to come from all the BB users who read that they are going to have BB access in the air and then come to discover that they can't because they aren't using the 8820/8320s with WiFi. I also love that they are specifically calling out iPhone users (and that Apple was foolish enough to not provide granular control over those two different radios. I guess it wasn't aesthetically pleasing

Atleast my crackberry is compatable. Darn, that reminds me. A B6 plane is one less place I can escape from being on it.

Dec 11, 2007 | 9:42 am

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Even if there was seperate controls over the two radios, or there was no cellular radio (as in the iPod Touch), the iPhone still wouldn't work because of its lack of a flash plugin for Safari.

Dec 11, 2007 | 10:25 am

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I posted this in the plane name game thread, but should mention it here as well:

http://www.jetblue.com/about/whyyoul...cmp=tdbetablue

check out all those new logos on Beta Blue... Yahoo!, BlackBerry, and even LiveTV on the engines.

--Russ

Dec 11, 2007 | 10:31 am

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Originally Posted by magiciansampras

While this is true, about North America, LH had a similar service for awhile and dumped it quickly because 1) it didn't work well and 2) customer comments were very similar to the ones here (i.e. yahoo mail and text messaging isn't all that exciting).

It'll be interesting to see if B6 does better with it. I remain skeptical that people will pay for services other than regular internet access.

LH and SQ both had the service. It worked very well- I used it on a weekly basis- except in the Southern Hempisphere (Below about Singapore the service dropped out). The CEO of LH commented that they were experiencing a rise in both Business and First customers directly as a result of the service. The service was actually run by Boeing (it was called Connexion)- apparently it was a decision by Boeing to discontinue the service. It also worked on competitors planes FYI (Airbus). The cost was 29.99 USD for 24 hours- or I believe 9.95 for an hour? Someone can correct me on the pricing. It was full internet access- you could also tunnel to your vpn if you wanted corporate access at no extra charge. Congratulations to B6 on starting this- some innovation in the US skies

Dec 11, 2007 | 11:00 am

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Originally Posted by JerseyVics

I'm not positive but I don't think those logos are actually on the aircraft. I think they where just put on the photo release. Anybody in SFO today she's on her way to you.

Dec 11, 2007 | 12:47 pm

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I do hope this expands to full Wifi service. mail and IM alone are not gonna be enough.

Dec 11, 2007 | 1:48 pm

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Originally Posted by JetBlueFA

I'm not positive but I don't think those logos are actually on the aircraft. I think they where just put on the photo release. Anybody in SFO today she's on her way to you.

ahhh.... Photochop.

I figured in the spirit of the Official Airline of Springfield and Homer's endorsement logo, they would extend the courtesy to other partners as well.

--Russ

Dec 11, 2007 | 2:43 pm

#38

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Some turbulence for JetBlue's in-flight e-mail

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I'm typing this somewhere over Louisville, Ky. (or so the "live map" on my seat monitor tells me), on board JetBlue flight 641, a "BetaBlue" New York-to-San Francisco plane equipped with Yahoo and BlackBerry e-mail and instant-messaging access.

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I was able to load up the Yahoo Mail in the Sky application, an ultra-light version of Yahoo Mail, but before I could send any messages, the system had faltered again. About five minutes later, I was able to ping CNET News.com's newsroom with a test message. I received three replies from my colleagues on the ground, but then the Wi-Fi started to fuzz in and out again.

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BetaBlue's Wi-Fi infrastructure clearly isn't ready for prime time, which is why I think it's ultimately a good idea that they've started small. Representatives from JetBlue's LiveTV division, which handles the service, said that the program will see expansions over the next few months.

http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-983....html?tag=more

Dec 11, 2007 | 4:35 pm

#39

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Originally Posted by JetBlueFA

I'm not positive but I don't think those logos are actually on the aircraft. I think they where just put on the photo release. Anybody in SFO today she's on her way to you.

Looking at the photo release, it looks like they are on there for real.

Dec 11, 2007 | 5:05 pm

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I was wrong the sponsorships are on the aircraft. Look pretty neat if you ask me.

Dec 11, 2007 | 6:02 pm

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Interesting Beta-Blue photo. So it is real that sponsors got their logo on the plane now

. Too bad they won't have Beta-Blue flying from IAD-FLL

Dec 11, 2007 | 6:36 pm

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BetaBlue will work her way through the system over the next year. Here is the preliminary schedule for the next couple of days.

12/11

641 JFK-SFO
644 SFO-JFK
727 JFK-BQN

12/12

728 BQN-JFK
209 JFK-LGB
210 LGB-JFK

12/13

181 JFK-SAN
182 SAN-JFK