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All mainline UA aircfraft should have PDE available (April 2018)
Supported devices

Courtesy of JOSECONLSCREW28

If anybody can update this wiki with roll out dates, that will be helpful!

Entertainment options in the future:

Continental Airlines aircraft:
B777-200ER AVOD/Satellite WiFi
B767-400ER AVOD/Satellite WiFi
B787-8 AVOD/Satellite WiFi/Streaming Content
B787-9 AVOD/Satellite WiFi/Streaming Content
B757-300 851 - 859 DirecTV/SatelliteWiFi
B757-300 860 - 871 Streaming Content/Satellite WiFi
B757-200 AVOD/Satellite WiFi
B737-900/900ER 401 - 464 DirecTV/Satellite WiFi
B737-900ER 465 - 478 Streaming Content/Satellite Wifi
B737-800 202 - 226, 228 - 231, 233 - 234, 237 - 239, 241 - 245, 247 - 248, 250 - 299, 501 - 531 DirecTV/Satellite WiFi
B737-800 201, 227, 232, 235 - 236, 240, 246, 249 Overhead IFE/Satellite WiFi
B737-700 701 - 719, 721 - 724, 726 - 733, 750 DirecTV/Satellite WiFi
B737-700 720, 734, 735, 736 Overhead IFE/Satellite WiFi

United Airlines aircraft:
B747-400 AVOD + Streaming Content/Satellite WiFi
B777-200 International AVOD/Satellite WiFi
B777-200 Hawaiian Streaming Content/Satellite WiFi
B767-300 2-cabin AVOD/Satellite WiFi
B767-300 3-cabin AVOD/Looping IFE/Streaming Content/Satellite WiFi
B757-200 PS AVOD/Streaming Content/GoGo WiFi
B737-900ER Streaming Content/Satellite WiFi
A319/A320 Streaming Content/Satellite WiFi

This other thread is also invaluable for general fleet updates:

United Airlines Fleet Updates [2014 Thread]

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Mar 14, 2014, 5:11 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mikelcf

I would also be surprised if they don't start playing adverts before your movie.

Oh I can guarantee you'll be seeing lots of Explorer Card ads before -- and during -- every movie.

Mar 14, 2014, 5:18 pm

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Originally Posted by Eric Westby

Oh I can guarantee you'll be seeing lots of Explorer Card ads before -- and during -- every movie.

Then they'd better improve the movie selection, otherwise no one will be watching them.

Mar 14, 2014, 7:32 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by amrd

Eric, +1

I do app consulting plus publish my own, developing for Android sucks, period. The Android version of our app was supposed to be out last month, and guess what, not a chance. Not surprised UA is behind. In an oversimplification, Android was made by computer scientists for computer scientists - without a lot of regard for usability or standardization. The They use "guidelines" and "flexibility" as euphemism for a wild west environment with sloppy usability dressed up in a fancy design.

With my rant over, can we get some reliable wifi here UA?

Let's also remember that the Android ecosystem encompasses hundreds of phones and tablets, all quite different and running many versions of Android, while the iOS side is what, maybe a handful of devices all with known CPU, GPU and video characteristics.

If I was a developer, I would run screaming from a generic Android app gig.

iOS won.

Mar 15, 2014, 7:42 pm

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UA Shows Apple Preference With New In-Flight Streaming Service

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United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) announced that this spring, its passengers will be able to stream a wide selection of movies and TV episodes on their Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices during flights.

According to a report from Patently Apple, United will start the program in April, at which time passengers with either laptops or iOS devices that have the latest iOS 7 update will be able to stream content through the United app. Before boarding, customers must download the United app and fully charge their devices to access the content. Some laptops will require the download of a browser plug-in. Once those steps are complete, the service will offer 150 movies and more than 200 television episodes for free, without having to pay the fee to access the craft’s Wi-Fi.

“Most planes will be equipped with the new system very soon, and we’ll have it installed on most domestic aircraft by the end of 2014. We’ll begin on Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 747-400 and select 777-200 aircraft, followed by additional fleets. In the end, all United-operated flights will have some form of entertainment,” United said in a statement to Patently Apple.

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/business...e.html/?ref=YF

Mar 15, 2014, 7:51 pm

#110

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Mar 15, 2014, 7:53 pm

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I think this is a bad interpretation. The streaming service will support both Mac and Windows laptops just fine. This could also even be interpreted as a preference for non-iOS mobile devices because of the need to install an app on iOS. You may not need to install an app for Android - it may run within a browser on Android devices without one.

Mar 15, 2014, 7:53 pm

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Already being discussed here - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...al-device.html

Non-Apple devices will work via a web browser for at least some content.

Mar 15, 2014, 7:57 pm

#113

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I'm quick to hate on them more so than most but iOs is just a more friendly system for this sort of thing.

Mar 15, 2014, 10:02 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mikelcf

I would also be surprised if they don't start playing adverts before your movie.

Like SQ?

Mar 15, 2014, 11:11 pm

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Originally Posted by kale73

Like SQ?

And TG.

Mar 15, 2014, 11:56 pm

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And TG.

And CX.

Every new movie or tv episode they play the commercial. Super annoying.

Mar 17, 2014, 7:39 pm

#117

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nonstarter

I like the line "In the end, all United-operated flights will have some form of entertainment"

setting the bar high as usual

Maybe they'll play Virgin's safety video on repeat in the cabin for the duration of the flight...

Mar 18, 2014, 6:00 am

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I didn't realize they already have 30 739 (sUA & sCO) aircraft flying dark with no timetable to receive the streaming content.

Mar 22, 2014, 5:00 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nova08

I didn't realize they already have 30 739 (sUA & sCO) aircraft flying dark with no timetable to receive the streaming content.

It must be the sUA 739s you're talking about because my understanding is that the sCO 739s are getting LiveTV, not streaming content.

And what do you mean by "no timetable"? These aircraft are all scheduled to get upgraded with IFE as soon as possible given the maintenance capacity for these upgrades. The only thing is that a deadline has not been communicated to us. In fact, a deadline doesn't make sense because UA is still receiving new deliveries and so the "deadline" would stretch out for years.

What UA needs to do is to set a standard for how long aircraft flies without IFE. Then again, we shouldn't care about this either. The KPI that we really care about is what percentage of the fleet is flying without IFE and whether that number is going down quickly enough.

Mar 22, 2014, 5:50 am

#120

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lensman

The DirecTV installation for the sCO 739 fleet is complete. The only 737 fleet left to receive the DirecTV is the -800s with the mid-cabin lav and those are supposed to get the DirecTV installed when they go in to get the mid-cabin lav removal mod. sCO Tail #s 465 - 478 and all sUA 739ERs will be installed with the streaming content stuff. Going forward entertainment will either be:

Continental Airlines Aircraft
AVOD - B777-200ER/B767-400ER/B787-8/9/B757-200
DirecTV - B757-300 (Tail #s 851 - 859 only), B737-900/900ER (Tail #s 401 - 464 only) B737-800 (mainland aircraft only), B737-700 (mainland aircraft only)
Overhead - B737-800 (Guam aircraft only), B737-700 (Guam aircraft only)
Streaming - B757-300 (Tail #s 860 - 871 only) B737-900ER (Tail #s 465 - 478 only)

United Airlines Aircraft
AVOD (All cabins) - International B777-200s, 2-cabin B767-300, PS B757-200
Streaming (All cabins) - Hawaiian B777-200s, all A319/A320 aircraft
AVOD + Streaming - B747-400, 3-cabin B767-300 (Global First & BusinessFirst will have AVOD, Economy will have streaming)
Overhead - B757-200 (will not receive IFE upgrades)