Originally Posted by
deltheking
SW Wifi is still in its infancy from my experiences. Plus very few aircraft have it. That' such a pain. I have found Gogo to be much better than SW Wifi. Dont know the exact bandspeeds for both but what finally matters is whether you are connecting to the internet fast enough and reliably. in this aspect SW Wifi has some kinks to iron out. Same goes for gogo too. but SW is further behind than Gogo and hence,more catching up to do.
Gogo is downright slow. I just used it on my AS flight today, and it is painfully slow to send any attachments. It took me 5 minutes to send a 2.1 MB file today. The only bonus to Gogo is it's a lot easier to install on aircraft--it goes in an unused antenna port--whereas the Row 44 system requires a hole to be cut in the fuselage and test flights to be done.
I've seen more and more WN wifi planes floating around. Saw plenty in PHX, MDW, STL and HOU over the last few weeks.