In-flight Texting/messaging free starting this weekend
Oct 7, 2017 | 7:01 pm
#32
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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Wasted 30 minutes each on two flights last week.
No success.
But, as I was fruitlessly navigating the various pages, I was offered a multitude of opportunities to pay for upgraded service.
My assumption was that $5.99 or $10.99 or $29.99 would provide me service that was 5X, 10X, or 30X better than zero service.
No success.
But, as I was fruitlessly navigating the various pages, I was offered a multitude of opportunities to pay for upgraded service.
My assumption was that $5.99 or $10.99 or $29.99 would provide me service that was 5X, 10X, or 30X better than zero service.
Oct 11, 2017 | 4:00 pm
#35
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: USA
Posts: 1,686
Anecdotally I've noticed a poor connection since the free roll out. Some a/c with no SSID showing, others just that can't connect to the GoGo portals.
Hoping it's just a poor coincidence of aircraft I've had assigned, but it's extremely frustrating to have to read a newspaper, or just delete photos the whole flight.
Hoping it's just a poor coincidence of aircraft I've had assigned, but it's extremely frustrating to have to read a newspaper, or just delete photos the whole flight.
Oct 11, 2017 | 4:37 pm
#37
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Any particular error message?
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Oct 12, 2017 | 1:57 am
#40
Join Date: Dec 2008
Programs: DL Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 342
Do FA's access a separate network?
Just a question: when I was struggling unsuccessfully to text on the first day of free texting, the FA who had tried to help me was able to get on her phone to view Delta info (showing, for example, a page of specific upcoming flights, the formatting of which did not look to me like anything we see on the Delta app) and it appeared to be a very fast connection--new pages were loading all but instantly, unlike my Gogo experience. Do FA's have a separate (faster) network they alone can access? Or do the electrons just like her more?
Oct 17, 2017 | 8:03 am
#41
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: At the moment? ...
Programs: DL DM, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 377
I was all excited about this until I attempted a two-step authentication code via SMS forwarding to iMessage on the MacOS (for all the security folks out there, yes, my VPN was connected). No luck. Anyone out there with success in getting this to work?
Oct 19, 2017 | 6:59 am
#44
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: RDU
Programs: DL DM+(segs)/MM, UA Ag, Hilton DM, Marriott Ti (life Pt), TSA Opt-out Platinum
Posts: 3,289
Wasted 30 minutes each on two flights last week.
No success.
But, as I was fruitlessly navigating the various pages, I was offered a multitude of opportunities to pay for upgraded service.
My assumption was that $5.99 or $10.99 or $29.99 would provide me service that was 5X, 10X, or 30X better than zero service.
No success.
But, as I was fruitlessly navigating the various pages, I was offered a multitude of opportunities to pay for upgraded service.
My assumption was that $5.99 or $10.99 or $29.99 would provide me service that was 5X, 10X, or 30X better than zero service.
It's worked fine for me. AT&T over wifi also works when they punch the hole in the captive portal, so I'm receiving and can make calls inflight. Don't worry, I'm not answering.
I really enjoy that I can just respond via text that "I'm in flight".
Nov 15, 2017 | 3:58 pm
#45
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: OKC
Programs: DL DM/2.768MM, Global Entry, Titanium_Marriott, GHertz
Posts: 6,765
I just got an email from DL claiming free messaging on my "flight to AKL" coming up in a few days.
The actual flights are OKC-ATL-LAX-SYD-AKL. It is DL metal up to SYD then VA to AKL.
I am just confused that even if VA has Gogo that DL is claiming free messaging on that flight. No worries for me because I have iPass which should get me connected I hope.
The actual flights are OKC-ATL-LAX-SYD-AKL. It is DL metal up to SYD then VA to AKL.
I am just confused that even if VA has Gogo that DL is claiming free messaging on that flight. No worries for me because I have iPass which should get me connected I hope.