Ground-Based or Satellite Wi-Fi
Sep 21, 2022, 7:00 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2021
Programs: Alaska Mileage Plan - MVP Gold
Posts: 183
Check the tail number for your plane on https://alaskafleetstatus.weebly.com/
2Ku is satellite WiFi.
Note that even on the day of travel the assigned aircraft can change, though.
2Ku is satellite WiFi.
Note that even on the day of travel the assigned aircraft can change, though.
Sep 21, 2022, 7:09 pm
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Programs: AA EXP , Alaska MVP100K, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 58
Check the tail number for your plane on https://alaskafleetstatus.weebly.com/
2Ku is satellite WiFi.
Note that even on the day of travel the assigned aircraft can change, though.
2Ku is satellite WiFi.
Note that even on the day of travel the assigned aircraft can change, though.
Sep 22, 2022, 4:53 pm
#4
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Portland, OR
Programs: Alaska Gold 100k
Posts: 959
I didn’t know Alaska flew to Offett AFB in Nebraska (OFF). 😂😂. Assume your finger slid from OGG. (Sorry, couldn’t help myself). Have a good trip, the sat WiFi on the OGG flights have always been lighting fast for me, I assume because it’s so leisure heavy.
Sep 24, 2022, 3:36 am
#5
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Bay Area, California
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold (ex-75K), Bonvoy Titanium, Recovering United 1K
Posts: 339
on a related note, was surprised to see $40 listed as the price for internet on my flight today. I thought it was $8 for all flights -- or is that only for the satellite wifi?
Sep 24, 2022, 1:11 pm
#6
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: Alaska MVPG 100K, IHG Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,704
Yes, $8 is only for satellite wifi. For those planes still with ground based wifi (shown as gogowifi when you try to connect), it is still the old higher price. This is the only reason I keep the monthly wifi plan in case I get the slow wifi with higher price.
Oct 3, 2022, 2:24 pm
#7
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 9
Random question, but is the $50 a month plan for the satellite wifi also? Because Alaska Airlines says streaming fast wifi, but when signing up, I noticed it says "gogo does not support video streaming"
Oct 4, 2022, 2:56 pm
#8
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 184
Yes it is. The disclaimer seems to be old verbiage that never got updated.