SWA virtual bases?

[felixpuppy]

How is the ipad test going? Last I heard, everyone was supposed to have them and be using them as EFB's this month. Any update on the progress?

 

[Tripower455]

Just like right of return, SWApA doesn't want mini domiciles, so there won't be any. It might thin out the Premium time at the regular bases, and Lord knows, we can't punish the 1%ers like that!

As for the iPads, I think 700 folks are still "testing" them. The rest of us are waiting for the rollout in April.

 

[say again]

You can do better. Lame.

SWA = Sliding Wintertime Arrivals.

SWA = Some Wheelbarrow Airplanes.

SWA = Somewhere West of Airport.

U Suck Ass

 

[737tanker]

How is the ipad test going? Last I heard, everyone was supposed to have them and be using them as EFB's this month. Any update on the progress?

FltOps selected the IPAd Air and the pilots have to buy it by April 15th, SWA will reimburse the cost. The date for full use of the IPAD is May 1st.

 

[Donald]

How is the ipad test going? Last I heard, everyone was supposed to have them and be using them as EFB's this month. Any update on the progress?

The company has already provided a link for purchase. The minimum is the ipad air, 32g, wi-fi + 4g. 4g is required to provide GPS function. You can upgrade the memory if you want, but at your own cost.

Does any body recommend upgrading the memory?

 

[Bake]

I hate to tell ya but us air is gone.

 

[scoreboardII]

They can generate, for comparison's sake, sample pairings for the month, with a certain number of pairings starting and ending in the mini bases, and a reduction of lines in current bases.

Then, if both sides sign off on it, there cold be a trial period, with a snap-back to the old way, if necessary.

Your going to want to ask some old SWA heads how that snap back thing doesn't pan out at SWA. Our last scheduling open time system was sold as a test we could cancel, but the company told us otherwise...

 

[scoreboardII]

The company has already provided a link for purchase. The minimum is the ipad air, 32g, wi-fi + 4g. 4g is required to provide GPS function. You can upgrade the memory if you want, but at your own cost.

Does any body recommend upgrading the memory?

Yes, My plan is to buy it through a cell service like Verizon with a dedicated service plan which knocks $100 of the price, netting me 64GB for the cost of 32GB.

 

[waveflyer]

After owning several iPads-
I'm going for the 128gig

Any news on a discount yet?

 

[j41driver]

After owning several iPads-
I'm going for the 128gig

Any news on a discount yet?

All of the info was sent out by the company and SWAPA the other day. Check your email.

 

[waveflyer]

I don't do that on off days, but maybe I'll make an exception.... (Sigh- I better not learn anything else man)

 

[ackattacker]

Since you guys are getting the 4g, version, check out T-Mobile. They don't advertise it heavily, for obvious reasons, but you can buy a sim card for $.99 and activate a free data account, 200mb per month for "the life of the tablet". 200mb isn't much but it's enough for occasional use, emails and such when you're away from wifi.

Pretty simple to do, order the sim from the website, turn off wifi on the tablet, pop in the sim, and go to any website. It'll redirect you to t-mobile and walk you through the process of activation. The free account doesn't even require a credit card.

I guess they're hoping to get you hooked on having a cellular data plan, so you upgrade to a plan with more data later on.

For the Ipad Air, get the nano sim.

 

[fr8doggie]

Who pays for the monthly data plan?
We have unlimited data with AT&T. Paid for by FDX.

 

[DUBLINFLYER]

SWa employees have a discount program with AT&T and they have plans for Ipads

 

[j41driver]

Who pays for the monthly data plan?
We have unlimited data with AT&T. Paid for by FDX.

Right now, activation of cellular on the iPad isn't required and the company isn't paying for data plans. They're requiring the cellular version due to the internal GPS that the wifi only version doesn't have.