I-Pop Quiz: Zingaki izindiza zezindiza zase-US njengamanje ezinikeza ukufinyelela kwe-broadband Internet kubo bonke abagibeli?
Uma uphendule ngokuthi “akekho,” zinikeze isibambo ngemuva ngoba uqinisile impela. Kepha lokho sekuzoshintsha. Njengamanje, iJetBlue - enye yezindiza ezinentambo kakhulu e-US - inendiza eyodwa enikeza insizakalo ye-imeyili elinganiselwe, kepha hhayi ukusefa okugcwele kweWebhu.
Izwekazi, iNingizimu-ntshonalanga, iVirgin America, kanye neAmerican Airlines ziphakathi kwabaphenyi abahlola noma abethula izinsizakalo ezigcwele ze-imeyili nezokufinyelela kwiWebhu ezinyangeni ezizayo. Uma konke kuhamba njengoba kuhlelwe, ekuqaleni kuka-2009, abahambi kufanele babe nezinketho ezahlukahlukene zokufinyelela kwi-Internet ngendiza.
Uma kukhulunywa ngokunikezela ngezinto zobuchwepheshe, yizindiza ezimbalwa kuphela ezihola phambili, kuphawula uHenry H. Harteveldt, iphini likamongameli kanye nomhlaziyi omkhulu wemboni yezindiza / yezokuvakasha yeForrester Research. Lokho kuyaqondakala, ngenxa yesiyaluyalu kwezomnotho imboni yezindiza eye yabhekana nayo eminyakeni embalwa edlule.
Okwamanje, ukufunwa komhlaba jikelele kwama-PC aphathekayo kuqhubeka nokuthola ukuphakama. I-DisplaySearch ilindele ukuthi kuzothengiswa izincwadi zamanothi eziyizigidi ezingama-228.8 emhlabeni wonke kulo nyaka - cishe eziphindwe kashumi kunango-2001.
Ukubheja okuphephile ukuthi amanani akhulayo wabasebenzisi be-laptop azoguqulela ekufuneni okukhulayo kokufinyelela kwe-Intanethi endizeni. Ucwaningo lwamuva nje lweForrester Research lukhombisa ukuthi amaphesenti angama-57 abo bonke abagibeli bezokungcebeleka baseMelika banesifiso sokuya online ngesikhathi sendiza.
Nakhu ukuqoqwa kwe-PC World kwezindiza ezihamba phambili zase-US nezamazwe omhlaba zabahambi bebhizinisi nabathandi bezobuchwepheshe. Umgomo wethu: Ukusiza ukwenza uhambo lwakho lwendiza olulandelayo lube bushelelezi, lukhiqize - futhi lujabulise - ngangokunokwenzeka.
Ukunquma abathwali abaphezulu balezi zinhloso, sabheka ikhwalithi yamawebhusayithi wezindiza; ukutholakala kwesiphequluli seselula namathuluzi we-SMS; izinsiza zesango lokuhamba; ukuxhumeka kwezindiza nezinketho zokuzijabulisa; kanye nokutholakala kwamachweba kagesi kuwo wonke amakamelo. Siphinde sabheka nezikhumulo zezindiza zase-US 'ezinentambo' kakhulu, sahlulela ukuthi ungathola kuphi ukuxhumana kwe-Wi-Fi, iziteshi zokuvuselela amandla kagesi, nokuningi.
Udinga futhi ukwazi ukuthi yiziphi izindiza okufanele uzigweme, okungenani okwamanje. Uhlu lwethu lwezindiza ezincane ze-tech-savvy zikutshela ukuthi yiziphi izinkampani zenethiwekhi ezinikeza okuncane kakhulu ekuzijabuliseni okuthuthukile kwezindiza, amachweba wamandla, nezinye izinketho ezihlakaniphile.
Izindiza ZaseMelika Eziningi Zezobuchwepheshe
Ngokuya ngezinsizakusebenza zobuchwepheshe, ezinye izinkanyezi ezibiza kakhulu ezinjengeVirgin America neJetBlue zisendleleni eza phambili kunabathwali abakhulu kakhulu.
1. IVirgin America: Izitolo ezengeziwe zamandla - kanye nemiyalezo esheshayo
Izihlalo zabaqeqeshi kuzo zonke izici zezindiza ezinamandla ka-110-volt - okusho ukuthi awudingi i-adaptha ye-plug ukuze unike amandla i-laptop yakho. Izindiza eziningi azangezi izimbobo zamandla ezihlalweni eziningi njengeVirgin America, futhi iningi lamachweba wamandla ezindiza adinga i-adaptha ukuze ingene.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, iVirgin America inikeza izixhumi ze-USB ezihlalweni kuwo wonke amakamelo ayo, ikuvumela ukuthi ukhokhise ama-iPod akho namanye amadivayisi ahambisana ne-USB. Inkampani yezindiza izokhipha uxhumano lwe-inthanethi olungenantambo ngonyaka we-2008.
Uhlelo lokuzijabulisa ezindizeni lwaseVirgin America, olubizwa ngeRed, lunesikrini sokuthinta esingu-9-intshi. Ngokusebenzisa isikrini, ungangena ezinhlelweni zomsindo, amageyimu, ama-movie wokukhokha ngokubuka, kanye ne-satellite satellite. Futhi lokhu kupholile kanjani? Ungasebenzisa isikrini sakho ukuthumela imilayezo esheshayo kwabanye abagibeli endizeni noku-oda ukudla.
2. I-JetBlue: Isithwali sokuqala sase-US esine-e-mail endizeni ne-TV ebukhoma
UJetBlue wayengumphathi wokuqala waseMelika ukunikela bukhoma ngeSatellite TV ezikrinini zokubuyela emuva kuwo wonke amakamelo ayo. I-TV imahhala ukuyibuka, kepha ama-movie akhokhelwayo akhokhelwa angama- $ 5 lilinye futhi awanikeli ngokufunwa. Abagibeli bangaphinde balalele iziteshi eziyi-100 ze-XM Satellite Radio mahhala.
Omunye owehlukanisa: I-JetBlue ingomunye wabathwali abambalwa base-US ukunikela nge-inthanethi yamahhala engenantambo kumasango okuhamba - ikakhulukazi ezikhumulweni zayo iJFK Airport naseLong Beach, eCalifornia. IJetBlue ayihlinzeki ngamachweba wamandla esihlalo, noma kunjalo.
NgoDisemba 2007, iJetBlue yaqala ukuhlola uhlobo olulinganiselwe lwensiza ye-Internet endizeni nge-Airbus A320 eyodwa, ngoDisemba 2007. Ngesikhathi sokuqulwa kwecala, abagibeli abanama-laptops bangathumela futhi bathole i-imeyili nge-Yahoo Mail nemiyalezo esheshayo nge-Yahoo Messenger, ngenkathi abasebenzisi abane-Wi-Fi enikwe amandla i-Wi-Fi (i-8820 ne-Curve 8320) bengathumela futhi bathole imilayezo nge-Wi-Fi. I-JetBlue ihlela ukuqala ukunikela ngokufinyelela okugcwele kwe-Broadband kwi-fleet yayo kwesinye isikhathi kulo nyaka.
3. I-American Airlines: Tops phakathi kwabathwali abakhulu bamachweba kagesi, amathuluzi eselula
Yize kungenjalo njenge 'sexy' njengamanani aphansi abiza kakhulu njengeVirgin America neJetBlue, iAmerican Airlines iphambili phakathi kwabathwali abakhulu baseMelika ngezinsizakalo zayo eziningi ezenzelwe ubuciko.
Amathuluzi wokubhuka aku-inthanethi aseMelika angaphezulu kwesilinganiso. Lapho udala uhambo, ngokwesibonelo, ungathola ukubuka kwamehlo kohlobo lwendiza, isikhathi esiphelele sokuhamba, amamayela endiza azuziwe, kanye nokudla okuphakelwe.
NgoJanuwari kulo nyaka, i-American yethule isiza sayo sesiphequluli seselula. Ungahlola indiza yakho; buka izinto zokuhamba, isimo sendiza, namashejuli; futhi uthole ulwazi olusha lwesimo sezulu nolwesikhumulo sezindiza.
Maduze nje uzokwazi ukubhuka izindiza, ushintshe ukubhuka kwakho, ubuke izipesheli zokugibela, futhi ucele ukukhuphula izinga noma ubhalise ohlelweni lwaseMelika lwamaflaya kusuka kusiphequluli sakho sewebhu. Zimbalwa kuphela izindiza zezindiza zaseMelika - ikakhulukazi eNyakatho-ntshonalanga - njengamanje ezinikeza ububanzi obunjalo bamakhono eselula.
Mhlawumbe okubaluleke kakhulu, ngaphandle kweVirgin America, iMelika ukuphela kwenkampani yenethiwekhi yaseMelika ukunikela ngamachweba kagesi kuzo zonke izigaba zezihlalo ezindizeni eziningi. Amathuba amahle wokuthi ungagcina i-laptop yakho ixhaswe nge-DC power port ku-American Airbus A300; IBoeing 737, 767, ne-777; kanye nezindiza zeMD80.
Okufanele ukuqaphele: Amachweba wamandla awatholakali kuwo wonke amakamelo ezomnotho kuzo zonke lezo zindiza. Bheka iSeatGuru ngokutholakala kwembobo yamandla ngaphambi kokubhuka. Futhi, uzodinga i-adaptha yamandla kagesi ye-DC auto / air ukuxhuma kwi-laptop yakho.
I-American isanda kuqala ukufaka nokuhlola ukufinyelela kwe-inthanethi nge-broadband ezindizeni zayo zeBoeing 767-200 kulo nyaka. Inhloso ukuqhubeka nokuhlolwa kohlelo lwe-Aircell air-to-ground broadband system kuzindiza eziyi-15 kwezingu-767-200, ikakhulukazi ezindizeni ezihamba phambili, ngeso elibhekele ukuhlinzeka insizakalo kubo bonke abagibeli bayo kusukela esikhathini esithile kulo nyaka.
Uhlelo luka-Aircell luzonikeza abagibeli ukufinyelela kwi-Inthanethi, ngokuxhumeka noma ngaphandle koxhumano lwe-Virtual Private Network (VPN), kuma-laptops anikwe amandla i-Wi-Fi, ama-PDA, nezinhlelo zokudlala eziphathwayo. Njengeningi lamasistimu endiza endiza izindiza atholwa yi-US, uhlelo lwe-Aircell aluvumeli iselula noma insizakalo yeVoIP.
Izintandokazi Zakwamanye Amazwe Emaflaya Asezingeni Eliphakeme
Abathwali bamazwe aphesheya - ikakhulukazi emizileni yokuhamba ibanga elide njengeNew York eya eLondon - banikela abahambi bebhizinisi nabathandi bezobuchwepheshe izinsiza ezijabulisa kakhulu.
Izindiza ze-1.Singapore: I-PC esihlalweni sakho
ISingapore Airlines 'geek-friendly factor kunzima ukuyishaya. Cabanga ngalokhu: Ngisho nakumqeqeshi, izikrini zokubuyisela emuva zisebenza njengama-PC asuselwa ku-Linux, afaka isoftware yomkhiqizo weSun Microsystems's StarOffice.
Uhlelo ngalunye olubuyela emuva lubandakanya imbobo ye-USB, ukuze ukwazi ukuxhuma isithupha sakho noma i-hard drive ephathekayo bese ulayishe amadokhumenti akho. Ungasebenzisa futhi itheku ukuxhuma ikhibhodi ye-USB noma igundane. Khohlwa ukuletha ikhibhodi? Inkampani yezindiza izokuthengisela eyodwa.
Izikrini zaseSingapore ziphakathi kwesinqumo esikhulu kunazo zonke futhi esiphakeme kunanoma yiluphi uhlelo lokuzijabulisa lwendiza. Abagibeli babaqeqeshi bane-LCD engu-10.6-intshi, kuyilapho abahambi besigaba sebhizinisi bethola isikrini esingu-15.4-intshi. Kubagibeli abasezingeni lokuqala, isibhakabhaka sinqunyelwe: isikrini esingu-23-intshi.
Uhlelo lokuzijabulisa lwezindiza i-KrisWorld luzokugcina umatasa futhi, ngama-movie ayi-100, izinhlelo zethelevishini eziyi-150, ama-CD omculo angama-700, iziteshi zomsakazo ezingama-22, nemidlalo engama-65. Ungafinyelela futhi nasezifundweni zolimi lwakwamanye amazwe iBerlitz, amaRough Guides okuqukethwe kokuhamba, nezibuyekezo zezindaba.
ISingapore Airlines inikela ngama-110-volt, amandla okuhlala kuwo wonke amakilasi ezindizeni zayo ze-Airbus 340-500 naseBoeing 777-300ER. Izindiza zezindiza ziyaqaphela: ISingapore Airlines ibe ngeyokuqala ukundiza izindiza ze-Airbus A380. Inkampani yezindiza ithi njengamanje icubungula izinketho zokuhlinzeka ngokufinyelela kwe-Intanethi ezindizeni.
2. Izindiza ze-Emirates: Ukuthumela imiyalezo nge-imeyili kanye ne- e-mail ngo- $ 1 a pop
Abagibeli be-Emirates Airlines bangathumela futhi bathole i-SMS ne-imeyili besebenzisa izikrini zokuthinta izihlalo ze- $ 1 ngomyalezo ngamunye. Ungasebenzisa ilaptop yakho evunyelwe i-Wi-Fi ezindizeni ze-Emirates 'Airbus A340-500 ukuthola i-imeyili. Ukubukwa kwesikhathi sangempela kwesibhakabhaka nomhlabathi okuthathwe ngamakhamera ebhodini kuyingxenye yohlelo lokuzijabulisa endizeni.
3. I-Air Canada: Umakhalekhukhwini wakho uyiphasi lakho lokugibela
I-Air Canada inikela ngamathuluzi esiphequluli amaningi angumakhalekhukhwini, njengokungena kwezindiza kanye nokukwazi ukubuka uhlelo lwezindiza olugcwele. Futhi ingenye yezindiza ezimbalwa ukukuvumela ukuthi usebenzise umakhalekhukhwini wakho njengendawo yokudlula. Izikrini zayo eziningi zokubuyisela emuva zinikela ngama-movie wamahhala, izinhlelo ze-TV, nomculo ngokufunwa - ngisho nakumqeqeshi - kanye ne-USB nezimbobo zamandla.
4. ILufthansa: Iphayona elindiza nge-inthanethi endizeni
ILufthansa ibiyibhanoyi lokuqala ukunikela nge-Connexion engasasebenzi kaBoeing ngeBoeing endizeni ye-Wi-Fi. Inkampani yezindiza ithi okwamanje ihlola enye insiza ese-board ye-Wi-Fi.
Okwamanje, izihambi zingasebenzisa omakhalekhukhwini bazo ukubheka izindiza zeLufthansa, ukubheka amabhalansi we-flyer mileage, ukuthola ulwazi ngezindlela zokuhamba ukuya nokubuya ezikhumulweni zezindiza, futhi babhukhe uhambo lwesikhathi esizayo. Abagibeli abasezingeni lokuqala nabesigaba sebhizinisi banamachweba kagesi okugcina ama-laptops abo ekhala.
Izikhumulo Zezindiza Ezihamba phambili ZaseMelika ZabeTekhi
Yiziphi izikhumulo zezindiza zase-US ezingcono kakhulu kubahambi bebhizinisi nabalandeli bezobuchwepheshe? Ukuthola lokho, sibheke izinsizakusebenza zezindiza ezifana nokutholakala kwe-Wi-Fi okugcwele nokutholakala kwamachweba kagesi, iziteshi ezishaja kabusha, ama-kiosks e-inthanethi, nokuningi.
1. IDenver International Airport ingesinye sezikhumulo zezindiza ezinkulu zase-US ezinikela nge-Wi-Fi yamahhala ezindaweni eziningi. Ukunciphisa izindleko, uzobona isikhangiso - njengevidiyo yamasekhondi angu-30 - uma ungena ngemvume. I-caveat: Isikhumulo sezindiza sisanda kuba sematheni ngokuvimba ezinye izingosi zezikhumulo zezindiza ezithathwa njengezingenamsebenzi. Kepha futhi, isikhumulo sezindiza saseDenver sinezindawo zokukhiqiza zebhizinisi ezifaka ama-terminals ekhompyutha anezicelo zokukhiqiza zasehhovisi, amaphrinta we-laser, namachweba kagesi wokuzivuselela.
2. Isikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe saseMcCarran (Las Vegas): NjengeDenver, isikhumulo sezindiza saseLas Vegas sinikeza i-Wi-Fi yamahhala, esekelwa yizikhangiso kuwo wonke ama-terminals ayo. Isikhumulo sezindiza sengeza amachweba kagesi ezindaweni zokuhlala futhi siguqule amadokodo wefoni abe yizindawo zokugcwalisa amagajethi.
3. IHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport okungenani inezinsizakalo ezinhlanu zenethiwekhi ye-Wi-Fi kuso sonke isikhumulo sezindiza, yize kungekho neyodwa emahhala. IDelta, esebenza ihabhu elikhulu lapha, inikeza izikhungo zokuvuselela / zokusebenzela kwamanye amasango okuhamba. Isikhumulo sezindiza sinezikhungo zamabhizinisi zeRegus Express / Laptop Lane ezikhumulweni ezintathu.
4. Isikhumulo sezindiza iPhoenix Sky Harbor International kanye ne-Orlando International Airport banikela nge-Wi-Fi yamahhala eduze kwamasango nezindawo zokuthengisa. IPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport isanda kulungisa kabusha i-Terminal 4 yayo ematasa, yakha izindawo ezintsha lapho abasebenzisi bekhompyutha bengabeka khona ama-laptops abo eshalofini bese bexhuma esitolo. Isikhumulo sezindiza i-Orlando sinikela ngezindawo zokusebenzela ze-Intanethi zomphakathi.
5. Isikhumulo sezindiza iPhiladelphia International Airport sihlinzeka nge-Wi-Fi kuwo wonke amatheminali aso amahhala ngezimpelasonto kodwa adinga imali ngoMsombuluko kuze kube uLwesihlanu. Isikhumulo sezindiza sinikela nangezikhungo zokusebenza ezingaphezu kwekhulu kuzo zonke izindawo zamasango okugibela anezitolo zikagesi, kanye nesikhungo sebhizinisi iRegus Express / Laptop Lane.
Izeluleko ezimbalwa ezisheshayo: Ayikwazi ukuthola inethiwekhi ye-Wi-Fi esikhumulweni sezindiza? Hlala ngaphandle kwegumbi lokuphumula lobulungu bezindiza. Iningi linikela nge-Wi-Fi kumakhasimende abo, imvamisa ukukhokhiswa. Futhi, qiniseka ukupakisha umucu wamandla ohlangene esikhwameni sakho se-laptop uma kwenzeka udinga ukwabelana ngesokhethi sodonga esangweni lokuhamba. Futhi uma ulindele i-layover ende, thola ukuthi ngabe ihhotela lesikhumulo sezindiza eliseduze linikeza i-Wi-Fi endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi noma endaweni yokudlela, noma emakamelweni ayo ezivakashi.
Izindiza Ezincane zeTech-Savvy
Akuzona zonke izindiza ezizothumela abahambi bezebhizinisi nabalandeli bezobuchwepheshe abakhuphukayo. Ezinye, ezinkulu nezincane, azinikezi ngisho nezinsizakalo eziyisisekelo kakhulu - njengokuzijabulisa kwamavidiyo endizeni ezindizeni ezinqamula izwe. Nazi izindiza ezinhlanu ongafuna ukuziqhelelanisa nazo, ngezizathu ezahlukahlukene.
I-United Airlines, naphezu kobukhulu bayo obukhulu, ayinikeli okuncane ukujabula ngakho. Isibonelo, yindiza eyodwa kuphela yayo - iBoeing 757 - njengamanje enikezela ngamachweba kagesi kumqeqeshi, kuyilapho abathwali bezindleko eziphansi abanjengoVirgin America, iJetBlue, neAlaska Airlines kubonakala sengathi basebenza ngokuzikhandla kakhulu ekufakeni i-broadband Internet access yabagibeli. I-United Economy Plus - izihlalo zabaqeqeshi ezinegumbi elengeziwe - zinika abasebenzisi be-laptop isikhala esithe xaxa sokusebenza, noma kunjalo.
I-AirTran ayinikeli ukuzijabulisa kwevidiyo futhi ayinazo izimbobo zamandla, kepha ungalalela umsakazo we-XM satellite kuzo zonke izihlalo kuzo zonke izindiza. Ngiyabonga, kepha kungcono sigxile kubuchwepheshe bebhizinisi.
I-Qantas ne-Air France zinikela ngezinsizakalo ezisezingeni eliphakeme zobuchwepheshe kanye nezinsiza zabahambi. Zombili ziphakathi kwezindiza ezenza izivivinyo ezinqunyelwe ekusetshenzisweni komakhalekhukhwini endizeni. Yize abanye abagibeli bezobona lokhu njengenzuzo, inhlolovo yakamuva yeForrester Research ikhombise ukuthi bangamaphesenti ayi-16 kuphela abavakashi baseMelika abathi bangathanda ukuba namandla okusebenzisa omakhalekhukhwini endizeni.
