Originally Posted by
BeantownFlyer
And when it comes to that rule, the 4 hour window that was referenced seems to be pretty accurate as to when they can spit out a boarding pass at the airport.
Well, that's not true. One can get a BP at the airport up to 24 hours in advance. I've done that on several occasions (for the international flight using stickers when check-in time used to matter).
Cheers.