Gogo wifi cheaper to buy in advance than in flight? [Yes.]
Dec 21, 2014, 6:26 am
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Gogo wifi cheaper to buy in advance than in flight? [Yes.]
On the AA Wifi page, the day pass is $16.
In the flight, I paid $19. Is it always more expensive to buy Gogo in flight, with any airline?
Interestingly the link to pay $16 on AA wifi page is inaccessible in the flight. Seems like a deliberate move by Gogo.
In the flight, I paid $19. Is it always more expensive to buy Gogo in flight, with any airline?
Interestingly the link to pay $16 on AA wifi page is inaccessible in the flight. Seems like a deliberate move by Gogo.
Dec 21, 2014, 7:02 am
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Yes, always buy on the ground ahead of time
On all my LGA-DFW-LGA runs, it's $20.95 on board, so you save $5
On all my LGA-DFW-LGA runs, it's $20.95 on board, so you save $5
Dec 21, 2014, 7:55 am
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In advance, you can buy a one hour pass for $5. With most of my flights in the 900-1200 range, I've found these serve me best, especially since I may not need to be online the entire flight. Even if I use 2, that's still cheaper than the flight/day pass.
Dec 21, 2014, 9:25 am
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I buy my day passes in advance online for $16 and thought I could be clever and help a seatmate who wanted to buy it (was $21 on this flight!) and let my seatmate use my laptop to purchase a pass but alas Gogo is clever and has blocked that purchase link from the AA.com/wifi site.
@swag - clever idea. I think I will do the same and buy 2 1-hour passes per flight.
@swag - clever idea. I think I will do the same and buy 2 1-hour passes per flight.
Dec 21, 2014, 5:30 pm
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They are good for any AA/US flight within a year, correct?
The irony:
IND-DFW, depart 7am, $19
DFW-PDX, depart 5:30pm, $21
Day's almost over and they're charging more for a day pass?
On all my LGA-DFW-LGA runs, it's $20.95 on board, so you save $5
IND-DFW, depart 7am, $19
DFW-PDX, depart 5:30pm, $21
Day's almost over and they're charging more for a day pass?
Dec 21, 2014, 6:02 pm
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) right now that I had purchased on AA a couple months ago.They'll charge more for longer flights versus shorter ones.
Dec 21, 2014, 6:36 pm
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The WN $8 all day wifi is starting to grow on me.
Dec 21, 2014, 9:20 pm
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If you fly more than 43 segments a year on different airlines, it's well worth it to buy a year's worth. $650 up front passes on a lot of savings down the line. If you only fly AA, then it's even less than that. It would only be like 36 segments to justify the cost IIRC.
I personally use wifi every time it's available. I fly several airlines with Gogo, so it's a no-brainer for me. Will end the year with 72 segments, so that's a net savings of $430.
I personally use wifi every time it's available. I fly several airlines with Gogo, so it's a no-brainer for me. Will end the year with 72 segments, so that's a net savings of $430.
Dec 22, 2014, 6:53 am
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60 segments on AA and I buy the monthly pass that auto-renews for about $40/month.
Dec 22, 2014, 7:12 am
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It also depends on when you buy onboard too.
I was flying ALB-CLT-PHX and bought the all day pass on the ALB-CLT leg. My wife bought on the CLT-PHX flight and paid more than I paid.
I was flying ALB-CLT-PHX and bought the all day pass on the ALB-CLT leg. My wife bought on the CLT-PHX flight and paid more than I paid.
Dec 22, 2014, 8:52 am
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I buy my day passes in advance online for $16 and thought I could be clever and help a seatmate who wanted to buy it (was $21 on this flight!) and let my seatmate use my laptop to purchase a pass but alas Gogo is clever and has blocked that purchase link from the AA.com/wifi site.
@swag - clever idea. I think I will do the same and buy 2 1-hour passes per flight.
@swag - clever idea. I think I will do the same and buy 2 1-hour passes per flight.
Dec 22, 2014, 9:15 am
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Can I buy gogo in flight as a gift. My daughter and I will be on a MIA-LAX flight in March. She would love this.
I actually have an account with gogo. Should I sign up under my account and purchase, or do it separately. Also will she get some type of code to use when she signs on using her own laptop?
I actually have an account with gogo. Should I sign up under my account and purchase, or do it separately. Also will she get some type of code to use when she signs on using her own laptop?
Dec 22, 2014, 10:16 am
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I received an email from AMEX, that (soon) they will be giving Business Plat Card members 10 GoGo passes for use on several airlines--AA is one of them.
Dec 23, 2014, 12:19 pm
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update. I signed into my account to purchase passes and they just posted to my account. So my daughter will need to sign into my account to use them. ugh.