Why doesn't UC WiFi remember me?
Feb 21, 2018, 4:32 pm
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Wayne, NJ USA
Programs: UA Million Miler, Lifetime United Club member
Posts: 2,174
Why doesn't UC WiFi remember me?
Is it just my issue, or does everyone have an issue where the wifi login at UC for members has a "remember me" checkbox. But it never remembers anything . . .and I have to enter my MP # and PW. Annoying.
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Feb 21, 2018, 6:23 pm
#3
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
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It remembered me once 
I'll take the poor memory in exchange for what are usually blazing fast speeds. This is one area where UA has really upgraded its product in recent years.
I'll take the poor memory in exchange for what are usually blazing fast speeds. This is one area where UA has really upgraded its product in recent years.
Feb 21, 2018, 7:41 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: IAD
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And also put in a crazy amount of density. Some of the clubs now have 15+ access points.
Feb 22, 2018, 12:19 am
#6
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Good to know. I was planning to drop the WiFi plan. It was great on the SFO/TLV flight a week ago, but really poor on the return trip on a Sunday. I probably got a plane that has yet to get the upgrade.
Feb 22, 2018, 12:32 am
#7
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Morris County, NJ
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We're talking about WiFi in the United Clubs... not on the plane... the onboard product is completely different. And supposedly ALSO getting upgrades this year, but the jury's still out.
Feb 22, 2018, 9:01 am
#8
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Omaha
Posts: 1,674
No clue how their club networks are installed or setup, but I can give my guess.
1) There's a bug in their software
2) They literally never implemented that feature
3) They clear out the data in the table before you use it again
4) If you're talking between different cities, then it could be they don't have a central database of all users.
1) There's a bug in their software
2) They literally never implemented that feature
3) They clear out the data in the table before you use it again
4) If you're talking between different cities, then it could be they don't have a central database of all users.
Feb 27, 2018, 11:05 pm
#15
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: USA
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,189
It had too much to drink?
j/k
The "Remember Me" feature allows the Wifi provider to place a cookie on your system so they have the option of recognizing your machine. I've found it generally does for short disconnects but it's entirely possible their routers have been programmed to clear their buffers every x hours either as a security measure or an efficiency measure (fewer "saved" machines to run through for recognition) or both.
j/k
The "Remember Me" feature allows the Wifi provider to place a cookie on your system so they have the option of recognizing your machine. I've found it generally does for short disconnects but it's entirely possible their routers have been programmed to clear their buffers every x hours either as a security measure or an efficiency measure (fewer "saved" machines to run through for recognition) or both.
