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With United Airlines version 2.0.13, users will be able to stream more than 150 movies and nearly 200 TV shows for free while in flight. At launch, the system is reportedly limited to iOS devices and laptops, though Android support is expected sometime in the future.
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Users planning on flying with United in the near future can download the app for free from the iOS App Store. Prior to boarding, fliers can check the Inflight Amenities tab on United.com's Flight Status Information webpage to confirm that their flight offers the new personal florida car rental convertible device entertainment system.
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- Encouraging passengers to connect to the plane's Wi-Fi may open future revenue streams. Perhaps a business traveller will go ahead and buy a data package and get some work done once he/she is already connected.
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- I assume United found a way to host of the content locally and stream it over Wi-Fi. Current bandwidth to airplanes is very limited, so each passenger florida car rental convertible streaming data is unlikely to be a good experience. Each plane's content can be refreshed once a month, similar to what is practiced now.
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Actually dh87, you don't need to purchase the wifi to view the content. Just as you don't need to purchase wifi to use the United App in flight. Any wifi enabled IOS device will get the content free of charge. Will it always be that way? Who knows. But for the immediate future, the streaming content does NOT require you to purchase wifi.... or anything else for that matter
florida car rental convertible It isn't on Delta from what I can gather (flying to Vancouver and back soon and it says optional extra when I checked). These bozos need to realize they are saving money with these systems and share some of the savings with the passengers they torture and extort daily.
- Some companies lock down their employees' apps, but do permit travel apps. By pushing content directly through United's offering, florida car rental convertible they may be able to service customers who could not access Netflix, etc. Keeping business travelers happy is how airlines make money.
- Each aircraft's reliance on seat back TVs will decrease dramatically. These systems are very expensive, relatively heavy, and difficult to maintain. Flight crews hate having to try and troubleshoot them too and when a unit fails, it is a terrible customer experience. By eliminating televisions and adopting a BYOD model, United can shift the entertainment burden to their passengers, and perhaps focus on just providing power to each seat.
- Encouraging florida car rental convertible passengers to connect to the plane's Wi-Fi may open future revenue florida car rental convertible streams. Perhaps a business traveller will go ahead and buy a data package and get some work done once he/she is already connected.
- Once customers get used to streaming free content through the United app, it creates opportunity to up-charge for premium florida car rental convertible content. Sure, 150 movies are free, but would you pay $5 to watch a very recent theater release? (I would, especially if I could iTunes/iWallet/TouchID the transaction.)
- I assume United found a way to host of the content locally and stream it over Wi-Fi. Current bandwidth to airplanes is very limited, so each passenger streaming data is unlikely to be a good experience. Each plane's content can be refreshed florida car rental convertible once a month, florida car rental convertible similar to what is practiced now.
- Lastly, by routing viewer traffic through United's app, the airline can gather hyper-detailed data on passenger behavior. This has tremendous value to the airline's marketing partners and is not currently possible with seat-back systems. United will be able to link gender, age, time of day, content preferences, email addresses...you name it. (Let's hope they're good stewards of this info.)
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