Delta has announced free in flight WiFi starting February 1, 2023. It’ll be offered on domestic flights only and will also require a Delta SkyMiles account to access. Delta has recently invested $1 billion to move most aircraft from GoGo to ViaSat WiFi.
I’m not sure I’m actually a fan of this change, I hate the expectation of having to work during transit times and not having access to reliable WiFi has been a good excuse. I think that time has already come and gone, so free WiFi should be welcomed.
Reading this on a spirit flight. Funny enough they’re wifi is actually cheaper than AA or united
Flew Delta today. Free Wi-Fi from West to East coast.
Splash page on smartphone and tablet (but not laptop):
Enjoy Free Wi-Fi
You’re invited to test complimentary, fast-streaming Wi-Fi on this flight as a Sky Miles® Member. Not a Member? Sign up for free today.
Plus, you’re automatically connected to Free Messaging on compatible devices.
Apparently only planes with VioSat will have it. For a while, that won’t include all planes. From what I read elsewhere, it’ll apparently include all A321 planes, but not every plane of other plane types.
Recently paid for Southwest’s 8$ day cross America flight, but couldn’t even connect to basic services like Slack. Horrible experience in SW.
Does this kill T-Mobile’s benefit of unlimited gogo WiFi on magnets max? I’m only aware of Delta having gogo. Please forgive me if I’m wrong.
Yessir go go a no go with change to viasat
i forgive you 🙂
T-Mobile signed a new agreement last year covering United, Delta, American, Alaska regardless if the plane is using Gogo or Viasat. The Delta deal does not matter much anymore since now everyone gets it free.
Nice! Good to know.
Huzzah
Had this on my plane last month from NYC to Seattle. The Wifi was pretty decent speed.
Just a note, please use VPN when connected to public wifi.
Time to pull out the ol’ Tom Scott video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVDQEoe6ZWY
TL;DR: As long as there is a padlock in the URL bar, the connection between you and the website is encrypted, and no one on a public WiFi can snoop in. Same goes for every iOS app since 2016 and Android app since 2018.
They will know what websites you accessed, but not what content you accessed on them. eg: they know you went to doctorofcredit.com, but not what you browsed on it
FYI some public hotspots prevent users from using VPNs — as soon as your VPN gets connected, all traffic stops altogether, and once you disconnect you can access Internet again. Never happens on home network.
Don’t work then. You can still say the WiFi isn’t reliable enough.
Chill out, Ben. Not everyone is a trust fund lollipop licker like you.
Some of us have actual work to do during all hours of the day regardless of wi-fi availability, and don’t have the luxury of surfing social media and shopping sites every day from 9 – 5 for a living.
lmao whut?? what’s a trust fund? is that going all in on BTC?
Sounds like peasant talk bffr, ever consider time to upgrade yo life? kek
My flight from TPA to ATL last month (Dec) already had free Wi-Fi and it was pretty decent.
I was on a Delta flight early this week. They offered complimentary WiFi for members. It was actually pretty good. No problem watching Youtube Videos (don’t expect the highest resolution though). I don’t think it uses GoGo because GoGo is barely usable.