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Airlines can creatively work around this. They could provide a browser on seat-back touch screens, which would be satisfactory to most customers, who just want
by krallja 9y ago
Airlines can creatively work around this. They could provide a browser on seat-back touch screens, which would be satisfactory to most customers, who just want to watch HBO, Netflix, Hulu (maybe not in Europe), or YouTube.
Also, smartphones have WiFi, so that's a way for the security-aware to control the device for typing your very important passwords into. Bring a Bluetooth keyboard and a phone mount with a built-in magnifying glass, and it's almost a laptop!
- willvarfar 9y agoI don't think this system's price-point nor bandwidth is going to be suitable for having large numbers of passengers idling hours by watching movies? I think the target is more likely to be business users doing work during the flight?
- ghaff 9y agoAlthough a number of airlines have been moving toward streaming entertainment to user devices rather than having seat-back screens in economy. But those movies are supplied locally. I wouldn't expect in-flight WiFi to work with streaming video from external sources. In any case, broader laptop/tablet bans seem to be off the table for now.