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Old Apr 3, 2018, 12:09 pm
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mikesyr18
 
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Originally Posted by Superjeff
It has nothing to do with American. GoGo is Air to Ground, and Hawaii is overwater - GoGo won't work. If you're on a widebody or a 757 PHX-Hawaii which has wifi, they have to use Satellite based service, which is Panasonic. That simple. And the same situation on United and Delta these days; until the entire industry converts to Satellite based, that's the way it is (BTW, that is in the works, but will take a couple of years).
Better yet, provide the wifi for free like Jet Blue.
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