Free Inflight Internet on AA flights

[straitman]

On a recent AA flight they were handing out business cards for a free internet service that applies to Mobile devices other than Laptops. The card was titled Redeem In Flight on Gogo equipped American Airlines flights on mobile passes $7.95 or less.

I used it on my iPhone and the service worked just fine though the initial login was a bit fiddly. The details:

How to get free inflight internet sessions on your mobile device:

1. Select 'gogoinflight' as the wireless network and launch your browser
2. Sign in or click 'View Plans' to create a new account
3. On 'Order Summary' page, enter promotional code (case sensitive)
4. Click 'Update Total' or 'Next'

The code is MOBILE2009AA
and it expires 12/31/2009

T & C apply.

 

[liamg]

Oooh, very cool! Thanks!

 

[russianrob]

Cheers Mate, thanks for that.

 

[samh004]

This should be a sticky till the end of the year. Very useful for any AA-bound flyers.

 

[thegurio]

Wonder how they know it isnt a lappy?

 

[liamg]

I've installed a User Agent disguiser plugin for Firefox for when I fly in a few weeks, 'cos I'm quite sure that's how they'll do it (if at all). Of course, there's a very, very good chance I'm wrong

 

[samh004]

I've installed a User Agent disguiser plugin for Firefox for when I fly in a few weeks, 'cos I'm quite sure that's how they'll do it (if at all). Of course, there's a very, very good chance I'm wrong

You can do that in Safari through the develop menu. I can't think how else they'd know.

 

[thegurio]

Unless they do a system info check or something?

 

[penegal]

Unless they do a system info check or something?

Your browser sends a header which does have ID info. This could be disected to determine if you are using a computer or not, however I suspect this may simply be an honesty system.

 

[samh004]

As penegal retweeted for someone else on Twitter:

Free WiFi on American Airlines: use code 2010LEXUSLS, supposedly valid through end-of-year

 

[Saab34]

Mabye this is in response to VX offering free wifi until the end of Jan?

 

[penegal]

As penegal retweeted for someone else on Twitter:

Cheers Sam, I was going to post this when I got home, but you beat me to it.

I haven't tried it yet, but Gary is generally accurate with this stuff.