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Old Dec 7, 2014, 9:08 pm
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adambadam
 
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Originally Posted by nikolastojsin
You assumptions are reasonable - but, IME, UA wifi connectivity starts about five to ten minutes after the airplane reaches 10000 feet. As for when it stops, YMMV.

However, I would not, repeat NOT, count on UA wifi for anything mission critical.
I don't understand why, if it is satellite wifi, it only starts after 10k feet. This seems to be a UA limitation not a physical system limitation. Other airlines have gate-to-gate satellite wifi, does anyone know why UAs is not?
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