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bstores
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7 years ago
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T-Mobile & Viasat WiFi Partnership Soon?

Does anyone know if T-Mobile and Viasat inflight Wi-fi are coming up with a partnership anytime soon? A lot of airlines, particularly the world's largest airline...American has been moving away f...
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    tmo_amanda
    7 years ago

    Hey, @bstores​!

    We haven't heard anything about adding another WiFi partner to airlines as of yet. I usually fly Alaskan Airlines and boy do I depend on the GoGo in-flight connection so I understand where you're coming from. If we were to add another partner, we would likely announce it here first.

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User138
Roaming Rookie
4 years ago

T-Mobile offers free wifi on gogo equipped flights. This is not the same as free wifi on Delta. 

Delta is shifting to Viasat which has a technically superior service over gogo, with the end goal being free wifi for everyone on all flights. Until the majority of their planes are equipped with viasat they will charge $5 per flight for access, to avoid an inconsistent experience for all Delta passengers. Delta has no obligation to TMobile users.

Nobody has broken a deal, as TMobile users, we still get free wifi on all gogo equipped flights. 
 

I don’t fly AA, so I can’t speak as to what they are planning.