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JetBlue WiFi #116989
01/12/2017 09:40 AM
01/12/2017 09:40 AM
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boucharda Offline OP
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Now complete on all aircraft, gate to gate and FREE.

Article from Afar Magazine

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JetBlue has offered free in-flight Internet on most flights for some time, but it has just completed outfitting its entire fleet of Airbus and Embraer aircraft with gate-to-gate “Fly-Fi” wireless Internet. It is now the only airline to offer such a fast speed on every flight, to every passenger, at any time while on board.



Edited to add: note: it is subject to the same issues as live TV...only for domestic airspace so our BOS-SXM flight will drop it after around 2 hours or so.

Last edited by Carol_Hill; 01/12/2017 10:31 AM.
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Re: JetBlue WiFi [Re: boucharda] #116990
01/12/2017 10:33 AM
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Just saw this on TV this morning. I guess now planes are not going to crash if you leave your phones on. (They never were)

However I did always follow the rules, no matter how silly.


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Re: JetBlue WiFi [Re: boucharda] #116991
01/12/2017 10:43 AM
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Hi. I have edited your post to remove most of the quoted material. Your post indicated the material was from Afar Magazine, which I have to assume is a copyrighted work. You cannot copy and paste whole sections of copyrighted material.


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Re: JetBlue WiFi [Re: RICKnGRACE_LI_NY] #116992
01/12/2017 10:48 AM
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I always loved that scene from Independence Day, where the father and son were on Air Force One and was on his phone and he said that he didn't think Air Force One would crash because he was on the phone. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" />


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Re: JetBlue WiFi [Re: boucharda] #116993
01/12/2017 02:39 PM
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We've had problems with the wifi and their direct tv on flights to SXM, too. JB was aware of it, and actually credited us (I think it was $15 per/person) for not having access to it.

Re: JetBlue WiFi [Re: Cheryl_Ted] #116994
01/12/2017 05:04 PM
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For us from Florida, we only ever had it for like the first 45 minutes leaving and last 45 minutes coming home, because of no signal.


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Re: JetBlue WiFi [Re: Carol_Hill] #116995
01/12/2017 05:28 PM
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I always thought the wifi on planes only worked over land, because it uses cell phone signals.

Re: JetBlue WiFi [Re: GaKaye] #116996
01/12/2017 05:41 PM
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The Direct TV only works over land, that's why we had it for only a short time. No idea on the wifi..


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Re: JetBlue WiFi [Re: GaKaye] #116997
01/12/2017 05:57 PM
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WiFi on planes also uses satellite https://www.viasat.com/

Re: JetBlue WiFi [Re: NaClH2ODog] #116998
01/12/2017 06:11 PM
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Yup, and, as stated, it only works over the continental US...same as the live TV

Re: JetBlue WiFi [Re: boucharda] #116999
01/12/2017 08:27 PM
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The comment I replied to stated they believed that commercial air wifi was only provided by cell service. I simply stated that airline wifi is also provided by satellites and provided a link as an example. Viasat does has international service as well as gogo that is another provider of airline wifi service. Gogo was originally cellular only but now has satellite international service also.

Re: JetBlue WiFi [Re: NaClH2ODog] #117000
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Thanks for the clarification <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />


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