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   Carl Malamud (carlmalamud@official.resource.org)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 05:06:08 JST Carl Malamud

   As I was getting off the plane in Dubai, the ground crew remarked this was the same plane that would take me to San Francisco. Interesting bit of trivia I thought.

   When I boarded the SFO flight, the pilot came on the intercom to say there was going to be no WiFi on this flight as it was broken. 15.5 hours with no WiFi. Ouch.

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     Carl Malamud (carlmalamud@official.resource.org)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 05:06:07 JST Carl Malamud

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     The fact that I "fixed" the wifi on our airplane was much appreciated by the flight attendants who were being bombarded by anxious business travelers. Knowing that it was "now working" (appears the pilot got an incorrect report from the ground staff, the reboot worked). This meant they could all spread the good news.

     I was given 3 boxes of chocolates by the grateful crew on my way off, thanking me for my help. Which to be clear, consisted of me saying "have you tried turning it off and on."

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     Carl Malamud (carlmalamud@official.resource.org)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 05:06:08 JST Carl Malamud

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     Then, something clicked. I called the purser over and told him I had been in the same plane coming in. He was doubtful (what are the chances!) but went and checked. When he came back I asked him “Have you tried turning it off and on again?”

     Sure enough, we hit cruising altitude and it was working fine. I told the purser I’d send him my bill.

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     Crystal_Fish_Caves (crystal_fish_caves@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 05:08:11 JST Crystal_Fish_Caves

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     @carlmalamud WOW I never knew having repeatedly watched IT Crowd has made me capable of fixing an airplane! 😂