Qantas to provide passengers with iPads
Jul 25, 2012, 1:15 am
#16
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Not quite - they always planned to roll out access for "BYO devices", as an alternative to the iPads, but best I can recall they never said up-front they would stop the iPad hand-out, although naturally you' expect at some stage they would cut down on the hardware-per-plane allocation...
Jul 25, 2012, 4:44 pm
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Jul 25, 2012, 4:51 pm
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Thought it was pretty funny to promote something available on only "one of our 767s".
Then again, perhaps I just don't understand Aussie marketing.
Jul 25, 2012, 7:03 pm
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Also marketing a service that really was non-existent on their fleet.....
Dec 10, 2012, 5:09 am
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Has anyone successfully managed to connect their own iPad to the Q Streaming wifi? I tried on my last flight and when airplane mode is on, the wifi options grey out. (The FAQs on qantas.com state that their Ipads connect to wifi with airplane mode on). I turned airport mode off, and my iPad couldn't find any networks.
As for the supplied iPads, the two I looked at on previous flights were filthy, covered in muffins and other food. Clearly, they don't get cleaned.
Any ideas how they are kept charged?
As for the supplied iPads, the two I looked at on previous flights were filthy, covered in muffins and other food. Clearly, they don't get cleaned.
Any ideas how they are kept charged?
Last edited by m0hamed; Dec 10, 2012 at 5:17 am
Dec 10, 2012, 4:30 pm
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Dec 10, 2012, 11:39 pm
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After the last flight of the day they are collected in charging carts (essentially a modified catering cart) and plugged in at a charging station set up at the airport. Once charged they are put back on the aircraft before the first flight of the day.
Dec 22, 2012, 5:09 pm
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Has anyone successfully managed to connect their own iPad to the Q Streaming wifi? I tried on my last flight and when airplane mode is on, the wifi options grey out. (The FAQs on qantas.com state that their Ipads connect to wifi with airplane mode on). I turned airport mode off, and my iPad couldn't find any networks.