A method for providing communications to and from devices being transported by vehicles, comprising: obtaining , at a hybrid communications distributor disposed in a terrestrial location, first content that is to be delivered to a device, the device being a mobile computing device that is temporarily being transported by a vehicle that is in-flight and outside of a distance from a vehicle port at which a beacon signal transmitted by a transceiver disposed at the vehicle port is detectable; selecting , by a processor of the hybrid communications distributor, a first modulation scheme from a set of pre-defined modulation schemes supported by a transceiver or modem on-board the vehicle; causing , by the hybrid communications distributor, a forward transmission to be sent via a forward link to the transceiver or modem on-board the vehicle that is in-flight, the forward link included in a first communication link, the forward transmission configured using the first modulation scheme, and the forward transmission including (i) the first content, and (ii) an indication of the device; receiving , at the hybrid communications distributor from the vehicle, via a reverse link included in a second communication link, feedback information including a content that has been determined by a hybrid communications collector fixedly connected to the vehicle; selecting , by the processor of the hybrid communications distributor and based on the content of the feedback information, a second modulation scheme from the set of pre-defined modulation schemes for delivery of a subsequent forward transmission to the vehicle, the subsequent forward transmission including second content to be delivered to the device or to another device being transported by the vehicle; and causing , by the hybrid communications distributor, the subsequent forward transmission to be sent to the transceiver or modem on-board the vehicle, the subsequent forward transmission configured using the second modulation scheme. obtaining , at a hybrid communications distributor disposed in a terrestrial location, first content that is to be delivered to a device, the device being a mobile computing device that is temporarily being transported by a vehicle that is in-flight and outside of a distance from a vehicle port at which a beacon signal transmitted by a transceiver disposed at the vehicle port is detectable; selecting , by a processor of the hybrid communications distributor, a first modulation scheme from a set of pre-defined modulation schemes supported by a transceiver or modem on-board the vehicle; causing , by the hybrid communications distributor, a forward transmission to be sent via a forward link to the transceiver or modem on-board the vehicle that is in-flight, the forward link included in a first communication link, the forward transmission configured using the first modulation scheme, and the forward transmission including (i) the first content, and (ii) an indication of the device; receiving , at the hybrid communications distributor from the vehicle, via a reverse link included in a second communication link, feedback information including a content that has been determined by a hybrid communications collector fixedly connected to the vehicle; selecting , by the processor of the hybrid communications distributor and based on the content of the feedback information, a second modulation scheme from the set of pre-defined modulation schemes for delivery of a subsequent forward transmission to the vehicle, the subsequent forward transmission including second content to be delivered to the device or to another device being transported by the vehicle; and causing , by the hybrid communications distributor, the subsequent forward transmission to be sent to the transceiver or modem on-board the vehicle, the subsequent forward transmission configured using the second modulation scheme. <EOS>