I have an older Gogo international monthly plan, and my gogo login works just fine with viastat. So to your point they are connected somehow

Identify WiFi before flight?
 

Is anyone aware of a way to identify the provider before takeoff so you can pre purchase the cheaper prepaid gogo via cellular? My theory is the WiFi logo with/without lightning.

(Maybe connecting to the network before takeoff but I didn’t think of that on my most recent flight - I had to buy 30 minutes then a discounted pass via my VPN to save… very little.)

The lightning icon can indicate either GoGo 2ku or Viasat so not particularly helpful. The best indication is fleet type. A321s and 739s are always Viasat, 757s are a mix and the rest are usually GoGo.

Thanks - I guess next time I just have to test it before takeoff if possible when I'm on a 757.

Folks, we have free WiFi on my flight. I flew on Delta on this last Monday. You can used free iMessage and WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger, too. Free of charge.

And also, KLM have free WiFi, too. You can used free WhatsApp or iMessage, too. I flew on KLM. Only 1 hour.

As you enter the plane, look to the decals (usually to the right) on the fuselage. If Viasat is onboard, one will read, "Delta Wi-Fi Faster Streaming Awaits" accompanied by the Viasat logo. This article has a picture of it. https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-...internet-test/

Viasat ships have the Wifi placarded on the exterior underneath the awards decal next to the entry door (new faster wifi or something like that) gogo ships do not have wifi placarded on the exterior of the plane. Hope that helps!

Thanks both!

Flying LAX-SLC-AMS next week. In the Before Times one could buy a "Global Day Pass" -- good on DOM and INTL flights, and it was cheaper if you bought it in advance.

Now, when I sign on to the Gogo website the only "Global" option I see is a monthly pass. My return is a couple weeks after the outbound so I guess I could buy and cancel the monthly pass -- is that the best option these days? The overwater legs are both 330-900neo so that should be GoGo, the domestic legs are 321 outbound and 737-900ER return so that could be either.

I hate being a newbie again after 2+ years on the bench :)

Here's an article from Delta with the actual decal and wording to look out for upon boarding. (321 and 739 mostly)
https://news.delta.com/faster-and-mo...ng-wi-fi-delta

The A339 has better WiFi (at least the newest ones) than any other widebody. Just flew DL56 and DL220 on A339s with new WiFi. Video played without issue.

Is Internet service in the air still cellular-based or is Viasat true to its name? What is the status of WiFi on TATL flights these days?

Just got an email from Delta about my Monday flight...

Quote:

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In-Flight Wi-Fi May Not Be Available On Your Airbus 339 Flight

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So I guess I will hold off buying anything until on the plane...

Does anyone know? If you purchase a one day international pass, how does that work when you are on a TATL flight? Is it is 24 actual hours? Or something else?

In the Before Times that was true -- I often bought the one day Global Pass. I would assume it would still be true but I'm learning new things everyday that "used to be true..." :)