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oceanplexian 2 days ago

Delta is still stubbornly refusing to adopt Starlink.

I've got status with them and have started booking with other airlines b/c it doesn't matter how nice the seats are if you can't get any work done. Most airline revenue comes from business flights, I don't think they realize how important this is to their customer base.

ghaff a day ago | parent | next [-]

Airplanes are one of the places I feel happily disconnected from being online. Never used in-flight WiFi even when my company would have paid for it.

scottyah a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's probably what the UA CEO was talking about, trying to get competitors to sign contracts with other providers. Viasat was hot stuff for a long time, wouldn't be surprised if there's a noncompete preventing the change.

raw_anon_1111 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Delta has had high speed internet for years on their flights. I’m Platinum Medallion

thinkling 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Delta uses Viasat and has been rolling out free wi-fi on more and more of their planes. Is it not usable?

lxgr 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

It’s pretty good, but the latency is inherently high since Viasat is in GEO.

spullara a day ago | parent | prev [-]

~600ms ping times vs ~40ms on Starlink

inemesitaffia 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Starlink failed it's Delta Demo.

The article is online.