Multiple Computers on Gogo?
Aug 23, 2018, 6:36 pm
#32
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They also track MAC id's, and more than 4 devices used on a pass within X period of time will cause the lock down of the account. You'll need to contact support to clear it.
But... Paying for one connection and then using a travel router or other means to pull additional bandwidth - that's simply a crappy way to screw over your fellow passengers.
I'm all for maximizing benefits but not when it screws others.
But... Paying for one connection and then using a travel router or other means to pull additional bandwidth - that's simply a crappy way to screw over your fellow passengers.
I'm all for maximizing benefits but not when it screws others.
Plus my usage was limited to checking emails, watching the flight I was on on Flightaware and doing some calculus homework... All pretty low-bandwidth activities.
Sep 2, 2019, 1:17 pm
#33
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I don't think I screwed anyone else over. Gogo limits per-device bandwidth so that no one person can screw everyone over by firing up Netflix and streaming House of Cards in 4K. Since the router acts as a single device, all of my devices were limited to, in aggregate, whatever Gogo sets the limit at, and since any devices connected to the router have to share that bandwidth, the only one getting screwed over is me. (And my wife...)
Plus my usage was limited to checking emails, watching the flight I was on on Flightaware and doing some calculus homework... All pretty low-bandwidth activities.
Plus my usage was limited to checking emails, watching the flight I was on on Flightaware and doing some calculus homework... All pretty low-bandwidth activities.
I’ve been using a HooToo router for years to split my connection between my phone and iPad. Flew JFK-LAX RT last week on a 764, and it worked great as normal. Today, I’m on an A333 JFK-LAX, and attempting to log in through the travel router brings me to a Gogo-branded error page I’d never seen before. Router reboots etc have no effect. Connecting directly via iPad yields a good connection with no errors.
We’ll see if my return flight exhibits the same behavior. In the meantime, I’ve got to look into changing the MAC on my travel router.
Sep 2, 2019, 1:19 pm
#34
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configure them.
Sep 2, 2019, 5:50 pm
#35
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I do this all the time with My tmobile unlimited gogo.
Sign in to gogo on Android phone, turn airplane mode off but also mobile data off, then turn on hotspot. Boom, I can share free tmobile gogo with my laptop/ipad.
Also works for many paid wifi services, Have used the same meathod on UA, AA, JAL, QR and ANA with 0 issues.
Sign in to gogo on Android phone, turn airplane mode off but also mobile data off, then turn on hotspot. Boom, I can share free tmobile gogo with my laptop/ipad.
Also works for many paid wifi services, Have used the same meathod on UA, AA, JAL, QR and ANA with 0 issues.
Sep 2, 2019, 5:57 pm
#36
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I do this all the time with My tmobile unlimited gogo.
Sign in to gogo on Android phone, turn airplane mode off but also mobile data off, then turn on hotspot. Boom, I can share free tmobile gogo with my laptop/ipad.
Also works for many paid wifi services, Have used the same meathod on UA, AA, JAL, QR and ANA with 0 issues.
Sign in to gogo on Android phone, turn airplane mode off but also mobile data off, then turn on hotspot. Boom, I can share free tmobile gogo with my laptop/ipad.
Also works for many paid wifi services, Have used the same meathod on UA, AA, JAL, QR and ANA with 0 issues.
Sep 2, 2019, 10:54 pm
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Sep 3, 2019, 8:58 am
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Sep 3, 2019, 9:15 am
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Sep 3, 2019, 11:46 am
#40
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As others mentioned, I just hotspot my phone (Galaxy S10) or tablet to my laptop; so easy and I can receive/send texts without having to use a third party app like WhatsApp. I haven't owned an iPhone in years, but, I had to jailbreak it back then to get it to do the same functionality - not sure what the new models are able to do.
Sep 3, 2019, 3:32 pm
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Windows 10 has a built-in ability to be a hotspot:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...mobile-hotspot
So if you're trying to connect a Windows 10 laptop and a phone to one Gogo connection, connect the laptop to Gogo and then turn on its hotspot feature to connect the phone. (I haven't tried this, but I see no reason it wouldn't work.)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...mobile-hotspot
So if you're trying to connect a Windows 10 laptop and a phone to one Gogo connection, connect the laptop to Gogo and then turn on its hotspot feature to connect the phone. (I haven't tried this, but I see no reason it wouldn't work.)