Does Boingo actually work at all?
Mar 19, 2017, 11:22 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2013
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Does Boingo actually work at all?
Sorry have searched the forum and most post are several years old.
I just wanted to know. I have a free account with credit card and have tried and haven't been able to login to any of their partner wifi.
Reading many old post and seem it just doesn't work more almost everyone. Should I just forget about it or am I just doing something wrong.
I just wanted to know. I have a free account with credit card and have tried and haven't been able to login to any of their partner wifi.
Reading many old post and seem it just doesn't work more almost everyone. Should I just forget about it or am I just doing something wrong.
Mar 20, 2017, 1:52 am
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Sorry have searched the forum and most post are several years old.
I just wanted to know. I have a free account with credit card and have tried and haven't been able to login to any of their partner wifi.
Reading many old post and seem it just doesn't work more almost everyone. Should I just forget about it or am I just doing something wrong.
I just wanted to know. I have a free account with credit card and have tried and haven't been able to login to any of their partner wifi.
Reading many old post and seem it just doesn't work more almost everyone. Should I just forget about it or am I just doing something wrong.
Mar 20, 2017, 7:46 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: K+K
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Posts: 4,866
yes, i find it about as useful as priority pass - which means its only used in airport context and not elsewhere (though boingo is available elsewhere).
i use it in international airports away from home -- waiting for luggage, in transit, away from lounges, waiting at the gate, etc. even where airport provides free wifi, they often have a limit or a timer reset and boingo bypasses this
used it this past weekend for example
i use it in international airports away from home -- waiting for luggage, in transit, away from lounges, waiting at the gate, etc. even where airport provides free wifi, they often have a limit or a timer reset and boingo bypasses this
used it this past weekend for example
Mar 21, 2017, 6:57 am
#4
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Join Date: Jun 2013
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Problem for me is that the partner wifi listed on boingos site has no option to select boingo on their captive screen, or that roaming partner option is not even available to pick.
Example is currently in Hong Kong, CSL and CMCC-WEB are listed as partner, but can't login. And the boingo app also unsuccessful to login.
Example is currently in Hong Kong, CSL and CMCC-WEB are listed as partner, but can't login. And the boingo app also unsuccessful to login.
Mar 21, 2017, 7:05 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Problem for me is that the partner wifi listed on boingos site has no option to select boingo on their captive screen, or that roaming partner option is not even available to pick.
Example is currently in Hong Kong, CSL and CMCC-WEB are listed as partner, but can't login. And the boingo app also unsuccessful to login.
Example is currently in Hong Kong, CSL and CMCC-WEB are listed as partner, but can't login. And the boingo app also unsuccessful to login.
its always somewhere in the bottom, below the for-pay options, under 'other providers', usually mashed with 4/5/6/7 operators mostly the local telecos.
i find boingo useful. not enough to pay for it (also have it through cc). if really needing access, i simply roam with my business phone
Mar 21, 2017, 9:10 am
#6
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cant speak for HKIA, but on public signal the landing page never belongs to wifi.
its always somewhere in the bottom, below the for-pay options, under 'other providers', usually mashed with 4/5/6/7 operators mostly the local telecos.
i find boingo useful. not enough to pay for it (also have it through cc). if really needing access, i simply roam with my business phone
its always somewhere in the bottom, below the for-pay options, under 'other providers', usually mashed with 4/5/6/7 operators mostly the local telecos.
i find boingo useful. not enough to pay for it (also have it through cc). if really needing access, i simply roam with my business phone
Mar 21, 2017, 11:12 pm
#7
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Mar 23, 2017, 2:51 am
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Don't count on the Boingo app connecting you to the roaming partner network.
More times than not, the app fails to let me connect to the roaming partner networks. Fortunately, on those roaming partner networks' login pages, I'm most commonly able to manually select Boingo and then manually enter my Boingo username and account password; then it works fine.
More times than not, the app fails to let me connect to the roaming partner networks. Fortunately, on those roaming partner networks' login pages, I'm most commonly able to manually select Boingo and then manually enter my Boingo username and account password; then it works fine.
Mar 23, 2017, 11:04 am
#11
Join Date: Jan 2005
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When Amex first offered it up and used it on some international travel (Berlin mostly) and it worked great and I was a believer.
Since then I've tried to use it randomly in Italy and a few other places with almost zero success. I know it's especially vulnerable to whatever partner they are using but either I'm having a run of bad luck now or I had a run of great luck in the beginning.
Being it's free I don't lose too much sleep over it but if I was paying a monthly fee for it I'd be pretty disappointed.
Since then I've tried to use it randomly in Italy and a few other places with almost zero success. I know it's especially vulnerable to whatever partner they are using but either I'm having a run of bad luck now or I had a run of great luck in the beginning.
Being it's free I don't lose too much sleep over it but if I was paying a monthly fee for it I'd be pretty disappointed.
Mar 24, 2017, 7:11 am
#12
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When I was a T-Mobile customer prior to switching to Project Fi I was quite satisfied with using Google Maps as long as I had downloaded maps of the local areas through Wi-Fi prior to my trips. Using maps online were difficult in areas where I did not have downloaded maps.
Mar 24, 2017, 12:49 pm
#13
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I've used it around the world, mostly airports and corporate type hotels.. always works to login, but I never use the app. Usually on a splash screen there is a "selected alternate partner" drop down to get to the provider login.
I only use the app and update it regularly to see WHERE the locations are.
I only use the app and update it regularly to see WHERE the locations are.
Mar 25, 2017, 10:48 am
#14
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I concur with everything said here, particularly about the issues with the app. However, I find that the Boingo Passport service works very well, though its availability is relatively limited to an odd mix of small and large US airports: https://passpoint.boingo.com This works by installing a profile on your device and it doesn't require an app to authenticate.
At least the AMEX-based accounts have Passpoint access.
At least the AMEX-based accounts have Passpoint access.
May 23, 2018, 3:02 am
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Resurrecting this discussion.
I’ve just activated my account which comes free with my MasterCard.
I’m going to try it in HK and Jo’burg over the next week. I’d actually forgot that I had this with my credit card and am always surprised how few free WiFi hotspots there are in HK. Even Shenzhen has free WiFi in the metro stations.
Anyway, I’ll try it out and report back to see how useful/less it actually is. The hotspot map looks excitingly busy but I rarely remember seeing a Boingo SSID anywhere so let’s see.
I’ve just activated my account which comes free with my MasterCard.
I’m going to try it in HK and Jo’burg over the next week. I’d actually forgot that I had this with my credit card and am always surprised how few free WiFi hotspots there are in HK. Even Shenzhen has free WiFi in the metro stations.
Anyway, I’ll try it out and report back to see how useful/less it actually is. The hotspot map looks excitingly busy but I rarely remember seeing a Boingo SSID anywhere so let’s see.