Gogo In-flight Available through landing
Jun 18, 2017, 4:58 pm
#1
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Gogo In-flight Available through landing
A few flights ago (perhaps in May), Gogo Inflight internet was operable all the way through landing (as opposed to turning off when it normally does).
I had always assumed it automatically turned off or became technologically inoperable below 10k feet. Do the Flight Attendants or pilots need to turn it off and someone forgot?
Just curious.
I had always assumed it automatically turned off or became technologically inoperable below 10k feet. Do the Flight Attendants or pilots need to turn it off and someone forgot?
Just curious.
Jun 18, 2017, 7:37 pm
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A few flights ago (perhaps in May), Gogo Inflight internet was operable all the way through landing (as opposed to turning off when it normally does).
I had always assumed it automatically turned off or became technologically inoperable below 10k feet. Do the Flight Attendants or pilots need to turn it off and someone forgot?
Just curious.
I had always assumed it automatically turned off or became technologically inoperable below 10k feet. Do the Flight Attendants or pilots need to turn it off and someone forgot?
Just curious.
Jun 18, 2017, 10:06 pm
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I noticed this happened recently but not sure where I was. It's not a technology problem for GoGo to receive signals below 10,000 feet. GoGo is just using land based cell towers. Wonder if its just on planes that have upgraded the GoGo system?
Jun 18, 2017, 10:38 pm
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Was under the impression this was a SW upgrade to the automatic process GoGo does on the ground and through landing. AA isn't investing anything with GoGo at this point for new equipment.
Jun 19, 2017, 10:56 am
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Jun 19, 2017, 1:46 pm
#11
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Sadly, the reupholstered A320 I was on today turned off at 10,000 on the dot.
Edit: looks like AA Fleet Site is keeping track of mods: https://sites.google.com/site/newame...ine/airbus-320
Edit: looks like AA Fleet Site is keeping track of mods: https://sites.google.com/site/newame...ine/airbus-320
Jun 19, 2017, 5:21 pm
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Flying into DFW on an old MD-80 and the Wi-Fi was on much lower than 10,000 ft. It didn't shut off until we were pretty much on final approach right over JerryWorld (Cowboys Stadium). Had to be below 10,000 ft.
Jun 23, 2017, 12:37 pm
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So today I flew flight 622 LGA to CLT. I didn't get the aircraft number, but the inflight gogo internet was not working once we got into the air. The flight attendant apologized. She said that she can not reset the internet in the air. It must be done on the ground. So that was a first for me where the gogo internet wasn't working. I didn't mind because it was a short flight anyway. I just wanted to check if I still had internet from gate to gate if it was working.