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Re:The economics of in-flight Wi-Fi by delecti on Sunday July 05, 2015 @08:26PM (#9835867)
Honestly, I prefer that anyway. I've got no shortage of devices with plenty of my own media, and now I don't have to be stuck 12" from a screen I can't reliably turn off, that will be shining advertisements and redundant safety lessons in my face when I'm trying to sleep.
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Re:The economics of in-flight Wi-Fi by reagency on Monday July 06, 2015 @01:47AM (#9837024)
Yeah the screens suck, but BYOD with no in-Seat USB charger sucks.
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Re:The economics of in-flight Wi-Fi by r00fus on Monday July 06, 2015 @03:18AM (#9837345)
Just buy a 10-20Ah portable battery and you're set for mobile devices. I can weather a 10-12h flight with one of those and my iPad/iPhone. If you have a recent laptop, you should be able to weather 5-8hr for work; I seriously doubt you could get better on even an international flight.
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Re:The economics of in-flight Wi-Fi by delecti on Monday July 06, 2015 @12:44PM (#9840364)
Extra bonus is having the battery available the rest of the time. My phone's battery life isn't quite what I'd desire, so I just keep a spare ~10Ah battery in my purse. It gets used maybe once a week at most, but it's worth it for those occasions.
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