I have a Gogo monthly Wi-Fi pass, which I find to be worthwhile given how often I travel domestically. While I don’t love the quality of Gogo Wi-Fi, it’s still the only way to stay connected on most American flights (though for better or worse, American will apparently be changing Wi-Fi providers in the future).
However, for those who don’t have a monthly Gogo Wi-Fi pass, the best value for getting Gogo Wi-Fi is to buy an all-day pass, which up until now has cost $16 per 24 hours.
The catch is that you need to purchase the pass before you get on your flight to get that pricing, because if you buy Wi-Fi onboard it will typically be significantly more expensive (as you can see below).
Well, unfortunately it looks like Gogo has raised the pricing on these passes. The cost of a 24 hour pass has increased from $16 to $19. Ultimately in most instances this will still represent a better deal than buying the Wi-Fi directly on a flight, though it’s not as much of a steal anymore.
However, do keep in mind that there are a couple of other good ways to get free Gogo Wi-Fi nowadays, that are at least worth being aware of:
- If you have T-Mobile you get an hour of free Gogo Wi-Fi per flight on your mobile device, plus free messaging for the entire flight (including through text, iMessage, WhatsApp, Google Hangouts, and Viber)
Will the new Gogo pricing impact whether or not you buy an all-day pass?
(Tip of the hat to Mark)
The AA link gives you the $16 rate but that only works on AA flights. I fly Alaska and I can still get the $16 if I use their direct link too: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/flight-experience/inflight-entertainment/wifi.aspx.
The big difference is that you used to be able to Gogoair.com/all-day-passes and buy an all day pass for $16 and it would work on ANY airline but that rate has just been increased to $19. It must have changed recently...
The AA link gives you the $16 rate but that only works on AA flights. I fly Alaska and I can still get the $16 if I use their direct link too: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/flight-experience/inflight-entertainment/wifi.aspx.
The big difference is that you used to be able to Gogoair.com/all-day-passes and buy an all day pass for $16 and it would work on ANY airline but that rate has just been increased to $19. It must have changed recently because I purchased an all day / any carrier pass at the end of Oct at the $16 rate.
I buy the all day pass frequently. Now I go to the airline's direct purchase link rather than going to gogo.com. It's not as convenient but it saves me a couple of dollars.
Thank that AA GoGo link is dead for $16
@james
seems so
https://www.gogoair.com/aa-all-day-pass
Booo you removed my comment.
I pointed out you and put in a link to say you can still buy the all day domestic Gogo pass for $16 right now.
You just need to go via the American website and it loads up AA gogo with the rate still in there.
I think you should update the post with that information.
Funny you bring this up as I was buying one the other day, I spent 10 minutes online and found a way to buy the all day domestic pass for $16. And its still showing as $16 now.
You go direct to the AA website link
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/experience/entertainment/wi-fi-and-connectivity.jsp
Go there and it takes you to this link to buy the pass for $16 all day domestic
https://www.gogoair.com/aa-all-day-pass
Hope that helps everyone out.
Nice 40% increase GOGO
I just now this minute bought a 24 hour WiFi pass on Delta.com for $16.
They also increased the hourly rate from $5 to $7.
They are improving the quality of service by raising their prices. Less people online, better speed. :p
Gogo has been a disaster on my last 4 flights on Delta. I used all-day passes and service was completely useless. At least customer service was great and they gave me 4 new passes since I basically could not use the service at all. If they are increasing the price they better offer a better service.
US Bank Flexperks card. $59 annual fee gets you 10 gogo passes that are now worth $190. Can't beat that deal if you use them all or even just half.
Yup I'm not seeing the all day mobile pass as an option anymore. That was actually a great deal as they were only $8 when purchased in advance.
I cannot find the all day mobile pass anymore. Is this new as well?