Originally Posted by
RobOnLI
Thanks for posting this. I actually have two segments on DL on 10/31. The first one is about 3 hours and the second is 5 hours. No idea yet if GoGo is offered on either plane but I believe it will be.
I have never tried the service but I've read several posts from people on here who were flying when they posted.
The only thing I don't understand is why DL puts GoGo on planes that don't have in-seat power. I have a decently new laptop but if I run the wireless card on it my battery will last about 2.5 hours. Hopefully in-seat power is coming to all planes soon
-RM
A lot of laptops only last < 90 minutes on battery.
The other major issue for those in coach is finding enough real estate to open up a laptop & work on it comfortably. I used it once on WN on a flight with a lot of turbulence. It was free; I would never pay a 2nd time for that experience.
I'm skeptical that they will find enough customers to make this work out in the long term. The returns will probably favor airlines w/ F sections & E+ style seating (e.g. UA & JetBlue).
On a 737, for example, I usually won't even open up my laptop unless I'm in the exit-row seat w/ no seat in front of it.