and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Bottom lineĮven if you’re not lucky enough to board one of the Southwest planes offering free browsing services, it’s nice to know the airline is actively looking at ways to upgrade its internet and help you stay connected on your future flights. The cost for a monthly description is 49.95 which will give you unlimited access to WiFi on board most domestic flights, as well as routes between the U.S. Bottom line Even if you’re not lucky enough to board one of the Southwest planes offering free browsing services, it’s nice to know the airline is actively looking at ways to upgrade its internet and help you stay connected on your future flights. (That said, I paid $19 for Wi-Fi on a two-hour American flight just this week.)Īs for Southwest, the airline could not share specifics on which routes would include free internet, but said generally it will include flights over the western U.S. We’ve also seen numerous carriers drop their prices, or - in the case of American Airlines - try out short, free browsing periods. Just last fall, TPG tested out upgraded Wi-Fi on board a Delta Air Lines flight, months before the Atlanta-based carrier’s CEO told the Wall Street Journal Delta is in talks with SpaceX about the potential use of Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet business. This post is hitting the ZDNet mother server via this. However, this move by Southwest does represent the latest example of a carrier trying to upgrade its internet services. Now, theres no excuse for your work to be lateMy flight tonight is a special wi-fi equipped Southwest Airlines jet with free wi-fi on-board. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. I would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. "We're industry-leading connectivity," the carrier told TPG in a statement Friday. Southwest is providing the service of getting you from point A to point B. Southwest is hoping for its internet to reach faster speeds and higher capabilities, and is allowing all customers free access on the 40 aircraft where these tests are taking place. Re: One reason you cant watch Dish TV on Southwest 9 years ago Save Actually, most people do not have Android systems. The airline told TPG Friday, the tests is conducting is on "next generation" hardware from Anuvu. That unpredictability is part of what the carrier is looking to improve as it experiments with ways to improve its internet reliability. But I had reliable internet access and got several stories filed on the return flight and I even streamed music via YouTube as I worked. On a recent trip to New England, I had to wait to file this TPG story I was working on until I got off the plane because I was unable to connect to the internet the entire flight. Most travelers agree airline Wi-Fi service has been spotty for years, and Southwest has not been immune to those issues. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Southwest used to charge 8 per device per day for Wi-Fi access but changed to 8 per device per flight in February of 2023.
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