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Moonrise2473 ,

At least they don’t charge like $10 per hour to go at 64 kbits

More infuriating is the forced login on the infotainment screen. That’s extremely infuriating

dan ,
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Maybe they should make it so you can choose whether you want to watch an ad or pay. A lot of people will still choose to watch the ad.

possiblylinux127 ,

You might be able to bypass it with Orbot and a snowflake. Alternatively don’t use it.

mkwt ,

Plane WiFi is a modern technological marvel and you’re lucky to be able to have it at all.

Not so long ago sat phones were the domain of the super rich, because they were paying several dollars per minute. Then it was down to 10 dollars for two hours of multiplexed satellite access. And now apparently it’s down to where advertising will work. That’s amazing.

stoy ,

I doubt the ads are streamed over the internet, this could easily be done with local storage.

With a possible quick database update over the internet to log views

warm ,

They can't be making much off this surely, how long would the ad have to be for it to even be worthwhile showing?

GlendatheGayWitch ,

This comment reminds me that one time I came across an hour and a half long ad on YouTube that turned out to be a full episode of some show and something else. It was crazy to see one that long after skipping a couple ads

Ghostalmedia ,
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The more infuriating thing will be realizing that the inflight wifi is basically only good for texting and email.

dan ,
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Jetblue’s wifi is pretty decent. Not sure what technology they’re using but it’s quite a bit faster than some of the other airlines that make you pay for it.

MissJinx ,
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is it free? I mean you either pay with money, time and/or data.

Jilanico ,
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If the ad is short and subsidizes free wifi, I ain’t mad. But if the ad is unreasonably long, or if I have to keep watching ads every x minutes to use WiFi, it becomes a problem. Not sure what the case is here, but it should be spelled out on the screen so we know what we’re getting ourselves into.

IamAnonymous ,

Isn’t the WiFi free? It’s free for a reason. You aren’t forced to use it.

darkdemize ,

For real. I’d rather watch an ad than have to pay $10+ for a couple hours of wifi.

Cosmos7349 ,

I mean they paid for the flight

Tier1BuildABear ,
@Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world avatar

Not all flights include Wi-Fi, even if the plane is equipped with it

Ghostalmedia ,
@Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world avatar

And they’re getting a flight.

bionicjoey ,

Flights have amenities. Some give you free food, some free wifi.

None of it is actually free of course. It’s just that the cost is included in the ticket price.

owatnext ,

I don’t want food or WiFi. I want legroom so I can sleep. I don’t want seatback entertainment. I don’t want a complimentary tea towel, blanket, and neck pillow. I don’t want your stupid cheapo earbuds. I don’t want Tim Tams and that little sachet of Vegemite with my toast. I don’t want your gross instant coffee. I don’t even want a flat white. I don’t care that you have soymilk. And thay muffin you gave me has egg in it. I told you I can’t have egg. I don’t want your little tiny tube of toothpaste with that miniature toothbrush. I don’t want to watch Adam Sandler’s Wedding Singer on that screen you have on the wall in front of the aisle. I want legroom. I want to watch the insides of my eyelids. I hate having to lay my legs sideways for hours and being unable to relax or sleep because I am knees-pressed against the seat in front of me. And that camera on the seat back freaks me out. Why why why. Just let me sleep.

Sorry. I got a bit agitated there.

tyrant ,

Camera on the back of the seat? I haven’t seen that one yet, will have to bring tape on my next flight

Cosmos7349 ,

I mean if the price of wifi is offset by showing a single ad, it seems preeeetty stingy after you already paid for a seat.

dan ,
@dan@upvote.au avatar

Other airlines make you pay $6-$10 for the wifi. Wouldn’t you rather watch one ad and get it for free?

ReallyActuallyFrankenstein ,

I understood the mildly infuriating aspect to be how airlines find a way to extract value from you at every step of your trip.

cyberpunk007 ,

I still open Plex and sync a bunch of shit to my phone or tablet before I take any flights. Old-school is still the way.

TheRealCharlesEames ,

So does Delta/T-Mobile

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