Historic Pprune posting from on board LH418
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Historic Pprune posting from on board LH418
Good morning all Ppruners,
savour the moment - you are now looking at a posting direct from seat 12G on 747-400 D-ABTE operating Lufthansa 418 Frankfurt-Washington - the world's first ever internet-enabled commercial passenger flight. That's not just e-mail, I'm sitting here surfing the web on a laptop just as usual, except it's also a wireless LAN here in the cabin - very cool indeed.
Algy (why not drop me a private mail through Pprune right now and let's see if it really works)
savour the moment - you are now looking at a posting direct from seat 12G on 747-400 D-ABTE operating Lufthansa 418 Frankfurt-Washington - the world's first ever internet-enabled commercial passenger flight. That's not just e-mail, I'm sitting here surfing the web on a laptop just as usual, except it's also a wireless LAN here in the cabin - very cool indeed.
Algy (why not drop me a private mail through Pprune right now and let's see if it really works)
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Congrats Algy, indeed historic. Bet you the connection charges cost you a fortune or is LuftHansa doing a special deal?
Have a safe flight!
Have a safe flight!
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IFTB< from the BBC(15/1):
No actual cost values given!
While the initial trial was free, Mr Carson said airlines were looking at a variety of payment options for the full commercial service.
Some were likely to include the cost in the price of a business ticket, others may add a surcharge and some airlines were considering using pre-paid cards for those that just want to check e-mail or catch up with news.
Some were likely to include the cost in the price of a business ticket, others may add a surcharge and some airlines were considering using pre-paid cards for those that just want to check e-mail or catch up with news.
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It's free until mid-April. Eventual plan is 30-35 euros/dollars for unlimited access per flight.
Sweet Home Alabama is the movie, which I haven't got time to watch as I'm a hard working journalist (no, not often you see those words together - thought I'd save you all the trouble!)
Gotta go now, so much champagne, so little time.
Sweet Home Alabama is the movie, which I haven't got time to watch as I'm a hard working journalist (no, not often you see those words together - thought I'd save you all the trouble!)
Gotta go now, so much champagne, so little time.
Controversial, moi?
Lost contact with DLH418 today. Should have emailed them the atc-clearance instead of trying to call them on the radio........
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How can they allow wireless lan in the cabin and at the same time say that anything that emits a radio signal (ie. Cell phones) is a danger? What kind of wireless technology are they using? Is it really radio, or an infrared signal. If it is really radio, is it 802.11 B, Bluetooth, or something other? Reallll Curious.
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The built in equipment is shielded against interacting with the aircraft systems, the carry on products are not.
Their are folks on this forum that can give you a more technical explanation but basically that's it.
The built in equipment is shielded against interacting with the aircraft systems, the carry on products are not.
Their are folks on this forum that can give you a more technical explanation but basically that's it.
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Algy - why don't you let a crewmember post something? (Unless they're shy)
This is fabulous, though! 35 bucks (or euros) per flight isn't bad at all, either. I'll have to get a laptop, now.
This is fabulous, though! 35 bucks (or euros) per flight isn't bad at all, either. I'll have to get a laptop, now.
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Wonder if the LAN works back in economy...? 
