Wi-Fi
Feb 18, 2009, 2:03 pm
#76
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Feb 18, 2009, 2:04 pm
#77
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Feb 18, 2009, 2:39 pm
#78
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It has been stated here ( I have no idea if the statement is correct ) that commercial aircraft do not register by tail number and so flightaware will not have that info. Flightaware allows tracking of non-commercial aircraft by tail number, so I am not clear why they would not allow it for commercial aircraft if they had that info.
Feb 18, 2009, 2:45 pm
#79
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With the general public's apprehension/fear of flying, I wonder how this message goes over. "You will be on a test aircraft."
Feb 18, 2009, 2:52 pm
#80
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CO shows aircraft numbers in some flight tracking applications (e.g., pda.continental.com).
Feb 18, 2009, 5:51 pm
#81
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Feb 19, 2009, 6:32 pm
#82
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WiFi info pages are now live:
http://www.southwest.com/wifi/
http://www.southwest.com/landing/pop_wifi_info.html
http://www.southwest.com/wifi/
http://www.southwest.com/landing/pop_wifi_info.html
Feb 21, 2009, 8:38 pm
#83
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Any more info..?
Anyone else find a plane or route?
I need to go TPA-SAN next week rt and since I will be in Europe over the summer I can either start chasing CO Elite or I can hop on a WN wi-fi plane.. I'm just sayin.. incase someone is listening.
Anyone else find a plane or route?
I need to go TPA-SAN next week rt and since I will be in Europe over the summer I can either start chasing CO Elite or I can hop on a WN wi-fi plane.. I'm just sayin.. incase someone is listening.
Feb 23, 2009, 9:08 pm
#86
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Our friend Runway Girl blogs about a podcast and tweeted anecdotes from citizens of Twitteronia about the WiFi trial in her latest installment. Reports are mostly positive, though the podcast author had some difficulty using his WiFi-enabled BlackBerry.
Last edited by curbcrusher; Feb 23, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Feb 24, 2009, 8:47 am
#89
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I'm not going to argue with Shaq Diesel.
I wonder if there has been any change in WN's thinking about in-seat power. The Customers interviewed in the podcast all felt it would be necessary for longer flights.
I wonder if there has been any change in WN's thinking about in-seat power. The Customers interviewed in the podcast all felt it would be necessary for longer flights.
Mar 1, 2009, 4:43 pm
#90
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I was on a flight yesterday from SFO to LAX that had wifi support. I noticed the wifi sticker near the entrance when I walked onto the plane. The flight attendants made an announcement at the start of the flight announcing that this is a wifi enabled flight. She also made an announcement when we could take out our laptops and connect.
I was able to connect pretty easily. You do have to enter in your first/last name and your RR number.
My 2 friends and I were excited to use wifi and the flight attendant asked us how everything went at the end. We told her it worked well. It would be nice if this was free going forward but even at like $10 or something it's not too bad.
RVD.
I was able to connect pretty easily. You do have to enter in your first/last name and your RR number.
My 2 friends and I were excited to use wifi and the flight attendant asked us how everything went at the end. We told her it worked well. It would be nice if this was free going forward but even at like $10 or something it's not too bad.
RVD.