Will UA Match? Delta to Offer Free In-Flight Text Messaging
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Will UA Match? Delta to Offer Free In-Flight Text Messaging
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It is actually quite a useful benifit...
allows me to communicate re pick up, etc. I think the issue is that UA lacks the capacity having (cough, cough) not invested in its product. Per the article:
"Other airlines are expected to try to match the offer, but Delta could have an advantage, one aviation analyst said, because it has been investing heavily in equipment to help bolster its connectivity.
There will undoubtedly be attempts by other carriers to try to match this, but it comes down to whether they have the hardware to do it, said Robert Mann, president of R. W. Mann & Company, an airline consulting firm.
American Airlines and United Airlines did not immediately respond to requests for comment."
"Other airlines are expected to try to match the offer, but Delta could have an advantage, one aviation analyst said, because it has been investing heavily in equipment to help bolster its connectivity.
There will undoubtedly be attempts by other carriers to try to match this, but it comes down to whether they have the hardware to do it, said Robert Mann, president of R. W. Mann & Company, an airline consulting firm.
American Airlines and United Airlines did not immediately respond to requests for comment."
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I've had my things come through on, I think, the 789 when flying from MEL.
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UA does more than that actually (though I doubt they realize it) - you can use any Google services for free in flight. I think this is because their own in-flight site uses several Google services (maps, in particular), and since Google data is served over SSL, they have no way of knowing what's inside and which connection is what.
Moreover, you can get to other sites through various Google services trickery, though it's not terribly convenient. Someone with more time on their hands could build a proxy app that would essentially allow fairly full internet access that way (I don't fly enough to make this effort).
Of course now that I posted this, UA might find out and block it (if they know how...let's see)
Moreover, you can get to other sites through various Google services trickery, though it's not terribly convenient. Someone with more time on their hands could build a proxy app that would essentially allow fairly full internet access that way (I don't fly enough to make this effort).
Of course now that I posted this, UA might find out and block it (if they know how...let's see)
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iMessage Works over Wifi, and Verizon wireless offers the ability to send messages from its website or the Verizon Messages App, using Wifi or cellular data. These are like a virtual SMS.