Narita RCC WiFi
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Narita RCC WiFi
Flew SEA->TPE yesterday through Narita. Stopped at the Narita RCC for a quick shower and email session.
Upon connecting to the RCC wireless access point, I noticed that the UNITED3F and UNITED4F SSID's had been replaced by a single UNITED SSID, and upon connecting to this SSID, the initial terms and conditions web page was new.
Usually, when the Narita RCC is busy (as it was yesterday), wireless access is very hit and miss with slow speeds and dropped connections. Yesterday, my connection was rock solid, it never dropped once, speed was good, and I was even able to fire up my Cisco VPN software to connect to my company's email server.
Good work United! ^
Upon connecting to the RCC wireless access point, I noticed that the UNITED3F and UNITED4F SSID's had been replaced by a single UNITED SSID, and upon connecting to this SSID, the initial terms and conditions web page was new.
Usually, when the Narita RCC is busy (as it was yesterday), wireless access is very hit and miss with slow speeds and dropped connections. Yesterday, my connection was rock solid, it never dropped once, speed was good, and I was even able to fire up my Cisco VPN software to connect to my company's email server.
Good work United! ^
#2
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New York, NY
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Good to hear. Thanks for the update. ^
#3
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Beats me why anyone would use the RCC when the new ANA lounges are so much better.
#4
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New York, NY
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Originally Posted by Savage25
Beats me why anyone would use the RCC when the new ANA lounges are so much better.
#5
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Originally Posted by Savage25
Beats me why anyone would use the RCC when the new ANA lounges are so much better.
#6
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Originally Posted by RickStevesWannabe
Does the ANA lounge have a Beer machine?
Took a few pics last weekend: http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2104870449
#7
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New York, NY
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Originally Posted by Savage25
The one in Satellite 4 has two beer machines...and Bud cans if you feel like a change.
Took a few pics last weekend: http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2104870449
Took a few pics last weekend: http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2104870449
I'll take a peek next time I'm over there. Thx! And Great pics!
#8
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Originally Posted by RickStevesWannabe
Looks very impressive.
I'll take a peek next time I'm over there. Thx! And Great pics!
I'll take a peek next time I'm over there. Thx! And Great pics!
Thanks, will look for it this coming Friday.
#9
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Originally Posted by Savage25
Beats me why anyone would use the RCC when the new ANA lounges are so much better.
#10
Join Date: Oct 2005
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It took UA a while, but they finally got their act together with respect to the wifi at the NRT RCC.
It works great now, on my last 2 experiences.
It works great now, on my last 2 experiences.
#11
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Can anyone comment if the ANA lounge is close to the UA gates or the RCC?
#12
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Originally Posted by BenjaminNYC
Is it near RCC/UA gates?
See: http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,1123,00.html
#13
Join Date: Feb 2002
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I was in the NRT RCC for about 3 hours on Monday, and wireless was very fast and stable. Absolutely no problems. I'll admit that it wasn't packed with customers, but certainly not empty either.
Of course I checked out the new NH biz lounge near gate 42, and have to agree that it looks great. However, there are no windows at all since it is downstairs. Also the wireless was incredibly slow, to the point of being unusable because the connection kept timing out.
In terms of food/snacks I will miss the SQ lounge for sure although this new lounge appears to provide some kind of Soba noodle soup freshly made upon request.
Of course I checked out the new NH biz lounge near gate 42, and have to agree that it looks great. However, there are no windows at all since it is downstairs. Also the wireless was incredibly slow, to the point of being unusable because the connection kept timing out.
In terms of food/snacks I will miss the SQ lounge for sure although this new lounge appears to provide some kind of Soba noodle soup freshly made upon request.
#14
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Originally Posted by merlin
Of course I checked out the new NH biz lounge near gate 42, and have to agree that it looks great. However, there are no windows at all since it is downstairs. Also the wireless was incredibly slow, to the point of being unusable because the connection kept timing out.
I used the wireless in the ANA lounge and did notice that it was slow to resolve any new website domain one went to, but once there, navigation within that domain was extremely quick. Did not have any connection timeouts in the 2 hours that I was online.
#15
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Originally Posted by Savage25
Beats me why anyone would use the RCC when the new ANA lounges are so much better.