junglechef Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Anybody know what's the latest? I haven't done any long haul flights in a few years but heard ppl. say they had wifi access on flights. Appreciate any info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiu-Jitsu Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Some flights.... Oman Air also has a mobile signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotustrbo Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 The Thai A380 has wifi, I used it the only downside is it's turned off over certain countries. United has it as well but it's hit or miss as it's not fleet-wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Normally overpriced, and like mobile signal, really only there so some pretentious fool can go "I'm on the plane!" to try and impress people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkcanuck8 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) Normally overpriced, and like mobile signal, really only there so some pretentious fool can go "I'm on the plane!" to try and impress people. It is not cheap, but I would be willing to pay for it on flights over a couple of hours -- but not for updating facebook Only so many videos that you can watch, and I don't like inflight entertainment systems.... and even if my flights take 24 hours+ I cannot fall asleep on planes.... (which is actually good when I fly to asia and arrive at night - boom out like a light). Would really have been nice when I worked for a consulting company, timelines were often compressed and sometimes finishing work on the way to the client site on the plane.... it would have been nice to be able to collaborate with people back in the office. Edited October 17, 2014 by bkkcanuck8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiu-Jitsu Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Normally overpriced, and like mobile signal, really only there so some pretentious fool can go "I'm on the plane!" to try and impress people.I use it to communicate with my partner, throughout the flight. Perhaps you don't have someone close and/or no one wants to communicate with you. It's convenient to be able to communicate as normal. That being said, I don't actually use it to call anyone. so you wouldn't know that I was communicating with anyone. Not expensive for me. I have a cap on the amount that I can be charged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglechef Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 Think it's $25 for US domestic flight which I would be happy to pay for my upcoming 11 hr flight. I'll be with the person I'm close to and no work to do but will update Facebook and surf the net just to kill some time. Since I'll have my laptop with 17" Retina Display screen I'll bring a thumb drive with some movies to catch up on too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Nok Air just announced free WiFi on domestic routes. https://secure.marketwatch.com/story/nok-air-launches-free-inflight-wifi-utilizing-global-eagle-entertainments-connectivity-system-through-thaicoms-inflight-connectivity-broadband-service-2014-09-23 Pricing on long-hauls varies quite bit, based on volume usage (MB), or time usage (hours.) Bandwidth is limited. http://www.thaiairways.com/en/news/news_announcement/news_detail/Thai_sky_connect.page? http://aviation.about.com/od/Route-and-Fleet-Updates/a/In-Flight-Wi-Fi-Costs-For-Passengers.htm I flew TG 921 FRA-BKK a few weeks ago on an A380 and it was available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I'm on the plane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiu-Jitsu Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I'm on the plane! Nerd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 yes, most modern airlines offer this now, both mobile phone signal and wifi. I think I remember being offered this 3 years ago already. It's not cheap, yet I've found it useful when I still had business to wrap up by SMS and email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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