[AusNOG] WIFI/Internet on Planes

[Shain Singh]

Having onboard WiFi is a matter of cost-benefit like most things. Qantas did trial it but found very little uptake. There is also the exorbitant prices you need to pay for the satellite comms. Not to mention dependent on the flights you have no way to charge your devices.

How many would buy food/drinks if we had to pay on international flights? Would any workplace really justify the work-related expenses for the prices of onboard Internet?

It would definitely make sense for Australian domestic travel, although I’ve extensively used it on AA/Delta flights in the US and the speeds are not anything to write home about - it just cures boredom more than anything else.

FWIW, I took a SQ flight only days ago from Hong Kong->Singapore->Melbourne and thought about using the WiFi but then thought against it. ~12hrs without Internet is do-able with a good book or movie ;)


On 8 Jul 2014, at 10:40 am, Curtis Bayne <curtis at bayne.com.au> wrote:

> Joel,
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> It's absolutely crazy this isn't available in Australia. The FAA has allowed transmitters on American flights for a number of years now and CASA, as usual, are dragging the chain.
> 
> Mobile phone reception on planes actually isn't too bad below 25000ft considering the downward elevation with which the sectors are usually aligned. I've got a friend who is a commercial domestic airline pilot - he reckons the bottom on the cockpit window is the best place to stick your phone on hotspot mode in Boeing aircraft ;)
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> Regards,
> Curtis
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> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Zone Networks - Joel <joel at zonenetworks.com.au> wrote:
> Hi Guys
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> Slightly off topic but was wondering if anyone has recently used the internet connection on international flights from Sydney to USA
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> I know the following airlines have it available
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> Singapore
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> Emirates
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> United Airlines
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> Pity Qantas doesn’t…
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> Have used it a lot within Domestic US flights but since I fly mostly Qantas have no experience with other airlines on International flights
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> Please reply off the list unless others are interested as well.
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> Regards
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> Joel
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