[arm-allstar] Configure node in the field

[Charles Powell]

Chris,

Before you get yourself in difficulties, there are a couple of things you should consider.

Airlines prohibit VOIP calls on their flights (even though the FAA only prohibits use of cellphones for any kind of voice calls)
The internet service providers on flights in the US expressly prohibit VOIP over their systems - particularly GoGo Inflight that serves UA.
The connections, in my experience, are terrible and barely able to support text based messaging most of the time.

So, while I think it’s cool and I would love to be able to leverage such technology on long, boring flights, it’s against several sets of rules - not to be the killjoy here.

73,

Charles - NK8O

> On Apr 1, 2018, at 11:01 AM, chris novara via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> I successfully used a radio-less node on a United Airlines flight connected to their onboard WiFi and talked from 34,000ft going 605mph with my portable, battery powered node........cool. Used my laptop to configure.........
> 
> What are the options for a small screen or something to be able to configure WiFi in the field so a large laptop doesn’t need to be used. 
> 
> Is there a better way to configure WiFi. This is my basic question when portable in the field ? 
> 
> 
> 
> Chris Novara
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