Use of IPAD on an airplane

I flew American airlines last week, logged into their in-flight streaming service, selected a movie to watch, saw the preview / ad portion, but the movie would not load. Do I need to change a setting to allow the in flight movie selection to load? Thank You I have a ipad Pro 12.9 inch second generation

Posted on Nov 18, 2021 4:34 PM

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ChrisJ4203

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Nov 18, 2021 4:42 PM in response to Fixit48

That is question you would need to ask American Airlines. My understanding if you wish to watch a free moving on their service, you must be connected to their wi-fi and be using their app. Other than that, it should work just fine after that.

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