Qantas starts international wifi

[dylarr]

Was on VH-XZD as QF157 MEL-AKL last night, but not expecting the WiFi to be available for anything more than just Qantas Entertainment. Was very pleased to find that, save for some brief interruptions, internet was available for most of the flight.

My last TT was only a few weeks ago ex-WLG and it was not available on the in- nor outbound sectors.

I also had this experience on 738 VH-XZN SYD-CHC the week prior to last - functional Wi-Fi for most of the flight. No announcements or mention that the flight was Wi-Fi enabled or anything, and it worked most of the way right up to landing with a few dropouts during certain times. Was very surprised.

 

[moa999]

functional Wi-Fi for most of the flight

Be good to get some speed tests.
I'm assuming speeds would be lower than over Australia (NBN Skymuster) as it's an earlier gen satellite with broader beam spreads.

The hardware is presumably ordered for the 787, A380s and remaining 330s
From what I recall earlier it's an easier job on the 787s as they were delivered with an access panel pre-installed.

 

[dylarr]

Be good to get some speed tests.
I'm assuming speeds would be lower than over Australia (NBN Skymuster) as it's an earlier gen satellite with broader beam spreads.

Forgot to grab a speed test but it was good enough for my travel companion to live stream Collingwood vs West Coast on Kayo.