Delta to Offer Inflight Internet/Wi-Fi Service on Entire Fleet via Gogo
Aug 4, 2008 | 10:25 pm
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Delta to Offer Inflight Internet/Wi-Fi Service on Entire Fleet via Gogo
To be announced tomorrow, Tuesday August 5th according to Scott McCartney's Middle Seat Column in the Wall Street Journal (Subscription required), Delta and Gogo will announce that Delta, using Gogo's internet Wi-FI technology will offer inflight Wi-Fi access throughout its entire domestic fleet. This starts on 75 MD 80s later this fall and will end when the entire domestic fleet of 300+ aircraft are fitted by next summer.
This is the same service AA is using and recently conducted tests on. See discussion in the AA forum. You can jump to the discussion about Gogo here. Like AA, DL and GoGo will prohibit voice calls using VoIP technoliogy.
More information on Gogo itself is located here. They have taken down the registration part. I'm not sure if you signed up during the AA test, the information is still there.
This is the same service AA is using and recently conducted tests on. See discussion in the AA forum. You can jump to the discussion about Gogo here. Like AA, DL and GoGo will prohibit voice calls using VoIP technoliogy.
More information on Gogo itself is located here. They have taken down the registration part. I'm not sure if you signed up during the AA test, the information is still there.
Last edited by jeffreyt; Aug 5, 2008 at 5:48 pm Reason: typo, emphasis on domestic
Aug 4, 2008 | 10:32 pm
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THanks for the heads-up!
From the article:
"...The service will be priced similar to wireless connections at high-end hotels -- $9.95 for flights under three hours and $12.95 for a longer itinerary -".
Seems relatively reasonable...hope it works better than the DishTV nightmare...
From the article:
"...The service will be priced similar to wireless connections at high-end hotels -- $9.95 for flights under three hours and $12.95 for a longer itinerary -".
Seems relatively reasonable...hope it works better than the DishTV nightmare...
Aug 4, 2008 | 10:37 pm
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Aug 4, 2008 | 10:47 pm
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Aug 4, 2008 | 11:00 pm
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there is nothing like a free wifi.
Aug 4, 2008 | 11:32 pm
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Delta will make a fortune off this from me alone.
Aug 5, 2008 | 12:50 am
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So, you see..... ;-)
Aug 5, 2008 | 1:29 am
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Pricing seems to be more than reasonable to me!
^ to Delta for introducing this, cant wait to be more productive in the air...
Now, upgraes to F are becoming more important than ever
^ to Delta for introducing this, cant wait to be more productive in the air...
Now, upgraes to F are becoming more important than ever
Aug 5, 2008 | 4:53 am
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I wonder if this includes comair birds..
Aug 5, 2008 | 4:56 am
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Its based on radio towers so I dont think international is possible at the moment. At least not over water..
Aug 5, 2008 | 4:58 am
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Nope. Only mainline at this point.
Official news release only mentions MD88/MD90, 737, 757, and 763:
http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/080805/147891.html
Official news release only mentions MD88/MD90, 737, 757, and 763:
http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/080805/147891.html
Aug 5, 2008 | 5:00 am
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Its based on radio towers so I dont think international is possible at the moment unless they go sat. based. At least not over water..
Aug 5, 2008 | 6:02 am
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SQ tried this and it didnt work, not enough people using it slow connections, dropping connections, I hope it goes well with DL.
Aug 5, 2008 | 6:10 am
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THanks for the heads-up!
From the article:
"...The service will be priced similar to wireless connections at high-end hotels -- $9.95 for flights under three hours and $12.95 for a longer itinerary -".
Seems relatively reasonable...hope it works better than the DishTV nightmare...
From the article:
"...The service will be priced similar to wireless connections at high-end hotels -- $9.95 for flights under three hours and $12.95 for a longer itinerary -".
Seems relatively reasonable...hope it works better than the DishTV nightmare...