No internet
Sep 20, 2018, 8:17 am
#1
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No internet
Flew SEA-DTW on Tuesday 9-18 and was warned by email that there would be no Gogo internet due to bird transitioning to satellite. Overheard FA telling a passenger that it may be happening more. Excited to have a chance at satellite but flying during business hours without connectivity is not good for me. Anyone else experience this?
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Sep 20, 2018, 9:17 am
#2
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Flew SEA-DTW on Tuesday 9-18 and was warned by email that there would be no Gogo internet due to bird transitioning to satellite. Overheard FA telling a passenger that it may be happening more. Excited to have a chance at satellite but flying during business hours without connectivity is not good for me. Anyone else experience this?
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Sep 20, 2018, 9:58 am
#5
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
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N290AK flew AS792 SEA-DTW 9/18. Shows delivered 7/26 of this year.
Most recent deliveries according to planespotters.net:
8/27 N292AK
7/26 N290AK
5/25 N288AK
5/11 N287AK
I flew N287AK in August, and didn't receive an email like the one above but I didn't bother to check wifi and I was an IRROPs SDC at about T-2h. If that one had it, probably only 2 or 3 planes without wifi.
Most recent deliveries according to planespotters.net:
8/27 N292AK
7/26 N290AK
5/25 N288AK
5/11 N287AK
I flew N287AK in August, and didn't receive an email like the one above but I didn't bother to check wifi and I was an IRROPs SDC at about T-2h. If that one had it, probably only 2 or 3 planes without wifi.
Sep 20, 2018, 12:12 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: ANC
Programs: Alaska 100k
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It get's a lot faster when you have paid/logged in. I have tried using the free access to alaskaair.com and it is useless, but once I buy a pass it works fine. Not fast, but it works.
Sep 20, 2018, 2:51 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: YYF/YLW
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@NWAlaskaFlyer, do you want to publicly post an email with your first name and record locator?
Sep 20, 2018, 3:07 pm
#8
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@NWAlaskaFlyer, do you want to publicly post an email with your first name and record locator?
Sep 20, 2018, 8:10 pm
#9
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Seattle
Posts: 85
First 737 with 2Ku is coming online in the first week of October. All deliveries starting with N288AK are currently without WiFi, as they are next in line to receive 2Ku. It will not be happening more often as you heard, as modifications have already started.
Sep 21, 2018, 1:23 am
#10
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: WA State
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, Hilton Gold, Red Lion Gold
Posts: 175
Unplug!
inflight WiFi is not something I love. I miss the days that I could truly be unreachable when I was flying. I’ll cherish being on a few flights that this is the case again.
inflight WiFi is not something I love. I miss the days that I could truly be unreachable when I was flying. I’ll cherish being on a few flights that this is the case again.
Sep 21, 2018, 10:01 am
#11
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Near SEA
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Had no wifi, no IFE, no power on a recent Airbus plane. Have had 3 flights on those birds, and 2 of the 3 have had this issue. Wondering if they are just leaving systems broken in anticipation of the reconfig at this point
Sep 22, 2018, 7:53 pm
#12
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I get the sentiment and on an evening flight or weekend I agree. Morning business flight on a weekday is very different though.
Oct 1, 2018, 2:01 pm
#13
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Oct 21, 2018, 9:06 pm
#14
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 149
Just flew MCO-PDX and there was NO WIFI!!!
None of the crew new about it except 1 FA who showed me the new sat WIFI route installed but not activated. Seriously if its not activated then through that plane somewhere other than transcon.
On a side note, on our Ipads it never said there wasnt WIFI it just says that your device isnt compatable
None of the crew new about it except 1 FA who showed me the new sat WIFI route installed but not activated. Seriously if its not activated then through that plane somewhere other than transcon. On a side note, on our Ipads it never said there wasnt WIFI it just says that your device isnt compatable
