{"id":2945,"date":"2016-01-17T15:57:48","date_gmt":"2016-01-17T20:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/?p=2945"},"modified":"2016-01-17T15:57:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T20:57:48","slug":"quick-tip-save-on-in-flight-wifi-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/17\/quick-tip-save-on-in-flight-wifi-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Tip: Save on In Flight Wifi Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello from somewhere over Eastern Tennessee!  I’m currently flying out to San Francisco – earlier, I flew from Greensboro to Charlotte, and am now flying from Charlotte to San Francisco.<\/p>\n

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Most major airlines these days are adding wifi to their planes, and many use Gogo as the service provider (including American, which I’m currently flying on).  Recently, in-flight wifi prices have been on the rise, and they can definitely add up, especially on longer flights, as the pricing naturally changes based on flight duration, so here’s a tip to save on in flight wifi prices:<\/p>\n

The Greensboro to Charlotte hop is usually between 20-30 minutes in flight, which means that wifi will be available for a maximum of 10-20 minutes during flight (since it’s only available when the plane is above 10,000 ft)…but I made sure to hop on and purchase a Gogo day pass during this flight.  Why?  A mobile day pass purchased on this Greensboro to Charlotte flight was $16.95.  Now that I’m on board Charlotte to San Francisco?  $36.95!<\/p>\n

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On the short Greensboro to Charlotte flight, Gogo doesn’t necessarily know whether I’m connecting to another 30 minute flight, or to a ~6 hour cross country flight.  So even though I barely got to use the service at all between Greensboro and Charlotte, it saved me $20 by hopping on and buying the pass then.  Even the single flight pass for this Charlotte to San Francisco flight was $10 more than the $16.95 day pass I purchased on my first leg.<\/p>\n

To save even more on in flight wifi prices, you can purchase your Gogo pass in advance, directly from the Gogo website<\/a>.  Mobile day passes purchased in advance are only $16, and can be used anytime up to 1 year from purchase (you can purchase now for an upcoming flight, but you don’t necessarily have to use it then).<\/p>\n

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I know that United uses a different service for in-flight wifi, so I’m honestly not sure if this same tip would apply to their flights…if anyone happens to know, please leave a comment below!  Otherwise, the next time you’re flying and have a short flight connecting to a longer flight, it could definitely be worth grabbing your in-flight wifi pass on that shorter flight!<\/p>\n\n