Qantas starts international wifi

[SYD]

Did I read somewhere that Greg Norman not a fan of lack of WiFi on QF?

Peaked too soon.

Personally, I’d paid to see some entitled **** to meltdown with no wifi for 14 hrs.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Serious Q - no WiFi on QFI? I have zero knowledge as my MD has banned me from flying QF

SQ’s is so painfully slow but sometimes it works

 

[SYD]

Serious Q - no WiFi on QFI? I have zero knowledge as my MD has banned me from flying QF

SQ’s is so painfully slow but sometimes it works

No, incorrect. There’s wifi on the majority QFi fleet now, just the A380s to go - hence the earlier post announcing the first baby bump on a QF A380.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Sorry I missed earlier post - I never check QF threads

So does the WiFi work ok on Intl routes?

Edit - So was his rant accurate? No WiFi or just slow WiFi?

On the whole WiFi topic - I don’t get it - 50 years ago we allegedly sent men to the moon and streamed live video back - fast forward 50 years and we struggle to get a signal to 35K feet?

 

[SYD]

Sorry I missed earlier post - I never check QF threads

There’s life beyond SQ.

So does the WiFi work ok on Intl routes?

Yes, of course!

Edit - So was his rant accurate? No WiFi or just slow WiFi?

Yes, no wifi on his specific QF A380 flight. But it’s coming and apparently only 9 of 10 aircraft to get the bump.

On the whole WiFi topic - I don’t get it - 50 years ago we allegedly sent men to the moon and streamed live video back - fast forward 50 years and we struggle to get a signal to 35K feet?

Completely different tech but obviously the main issue is what and how an airline rolls out wifi.

Some sort of connectivity is not exactly new, most US airlines provided in flight phone calls as early as the ‘80s. But as soon as some exec made a call, their company share price tanked…