United Wifi is Unusable / Problems Connecting to United_Wi-Fi
Dec 8, 2014, 7:56 pm
#106
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: CMH
Programs: UA 1K, 1MM, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 745
Flew EWR-NRT 12/6 and the Wifi was there but couldn't get to the login page to pay. Tried 2 browsers and 2 devices - no joy. The wifi itself worked as I was able to get to united.com but nowhere else. Too bad because I was going to pay for it on a 14 hour flight.
Dec 8, 2014, 9:14 pm
#107
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Programs: UA 1K, AA Lifetime Platinum, DL Platinum, Honors Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium, Hertz Platinum
Posts: 7,970
Dec 9, 2014, 2:22 am
#109
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PSM
Posts: 69,232
Next time you're in that situation try navigating directly to www.unitedwifi.com and see if it lets you log in. I know there have been some interesting challenges for the folks who build the portal software and the iOS auto-login code related to Safari.
Dec 10, 2014, 11:50 pm
#110
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 923
Well, I can report that my original post, asking where WiFi would lose its signal near the border, was futile. Though advertised as WiFi, it never worked for any portion of the flight. Could not connect on my android or PC. I never checked the iPad since when I've been able to connect to UA WiFi, I've never had a problem with the first two devices. Thanks UA! Oh, and our FA in F had an attitude as well...
Dec 14, 2014, 9:02 am
#111
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: CoUniHound 1K 1MM, AA EXP 2MM, DL Plat, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,625
I used the WiFi on a DirectTV 738 yesterday AUS-SFO. $2/hr and the performance was pretty good. And there wasn't the annoying lag between 10K' and the ability to log on that I've always encountered on the Arbii.
Dec 14, 2014, 9:13 am
#112
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: BNA
Programs: HH Gold. (Former) UA PP, DL PM, PC Plat
Posts: 8,185
Dec 19, 2014, 6:21 am
#113
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
Does anyone have any experience using the United satellite WiFi on the PMCO 777 aircraft long-haul?
(Ideally hoping for someone posting their experience using it on UA48/49 ex-EWR to/from BOM...)
(Ideally hoping for someone posting their experience using it on UA48/49 ex-EWR to/from BOM...)
Dec 19, 2014, 6:31 am
#114
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
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Dec 19, 2014, 6:43 am
#115
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: ORD-LAS
Programs: UA MM 1K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 4,419
Dec 19, 2014, 6:53 am
#116
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Location: PSM
Posts: 69,232
Shhhh...
Dec 19, 2014, 6:55 am
#117
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
Dec 22, 2014, 8:15 am
#119
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Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
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Dec 22, 2014, 8:20 am
#120
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
Just did UA49 BOM-EWR - was working almost the whole time - with really decent speed, but the system wouldn't let us change devices with my continuously attempting signing on with different devices...so had to stay with the phone connected only. ($17.00)
Last edited by SuperFlyBoy; Dec 22, 2014 at 8:50 am Reason: Added rate for WiFi.