Really? No power on SFO-SYD?
Feb 3, 2013, 12:10 pm
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Amen.
Feb 4, 2013, 4:55 pm
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Your route:
Leaving LAS shortly after 6 pm on UA, via SFO and SYD, arrive in MEL at 10:25 am.
Non-UA alternatives:
On AA/QF, via LAX, leave at 7 pm, arrive at MEL at 9:30 am.
On UA/NZ, via LAX and AKL, leave LAS shortly after 6 pm, arrive MEL at 10:20 am.
On DL, via LAX to SYD, leave LAS at 8:30 pm, get cheap ticket SYD-MEL.
On DL/VA, via LAX, leave LAS at 7:15 pm, arrive MEL at 9:15 am
Please do tell how your work schedule "dictated" that you needed to take the UA flights.
Leaving LAS shortly after 6 pm on UA, via SFO and SYD, arrive in MEL at 10:25 am.
Non-UA alternatives:
On AA/QF, via LAX, leave at 7 pm, arrive at MEL at 9:30 am.
On UA/NZ, via LAX and AKL, leave LAS shortly after 6 pm, arrive MEL at 10:20 am.
On DL, via LAX to SYD, leave LAS at 8:30 pm, get cheap ticket SYD-MEL.
On DL/VA, via LAX, leave LAS at 7:15 pm, arrive MEL at 9:15 am
Please do tell how your work schedule "dictated" that you needed to take the UA flights.
I carry one of these and love it. I'd strongly consider getting one if you travel long-haul much
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Feb 4, 2013, 6:36 pm
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Next time, tell your bosses to choose a different airline.
Feb 4, 2013, 7:56 pm
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That's why I recommend this one - it will charge a tablet. It has 2.1a output. Many of the smaller batteries only output 500-750ma.
Feb 5, 2013, 8:42 am
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Feb 5, 2013, 8:44 am
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That's not the issue. My device also has a 2.1a output, as well as a 1a output. The problem is that the tablet's charging cable is not USB, it's an A/C power cable.
Feb 5, 2013, 9:26 am
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Why didn't you bother checking before the flight?
It surely would have taken less time than starting this thread, don't you think?
There is no reason why you should have been surprised by the lack of in-flight power, especially since you are familiar with Seat Guru and Seat Expert.
Being "forced" to be on a flight is not excuse for laziness. @:-)
It surely would have taken less time than starting this thread, don't you think?
There is no reason why you should have been surprised by the lack of in-flight power, especially since you are familiar with Seat Guru and Seat Expert.
Being "forced" to be on a flight is not excuse for laziness. @:-)
Though I have always known it, I do also find it "surprising" (or maybe "disappointing") that UA's Y offering is still so poor in the back of the 747.
Feb 5, 2013, 10:24 am
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Oh, interesting. Most of the tablets out there (Samsung, Apple, Asus, Toshiba, Acer) either use a micro USB on the device or charge through a cable with a USB at the other end. I wasn't aware there were any that didn't (though I suppose I didn't consider the Windows/Intel type tablets)
Feb 5, 2013, 10:42 am
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Oh, interesting. Most of the tablets out there (Samsung, Apple, Asus, Toshiba, Acer) either use a micro USB on the device or charge through a cable with a USB at the other end. I wasn't aware there were any that didn't (though I suppose I didn't consider the Windows/Intel type tablets)
Feb 5, 2013, 11:01 am
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http://www.amazon.com/NTK-bullet-pul...charging+cable
I'll bet you can throw away the cigarette adapter if you don't want it and just use the USB charging cable with your battery