The only thing better than Wi-Fi on an airplane is free Wi-Fi on an airplane.
Gogo Inflight is offering two ways to keep in touch on your next flight, free or at a discount. First, two lucky Practical Travel Gear readers will each receive a 30-day, single-airline pass courtesy of Aircell, the company that operates Gogo. Also, Gogo is sponsoring a contest that lets you win either a free session or a 25- or 50-percent discount.
Gogo offers wireless Internet connections on all AirTran and Virgin America flights and on hundreds of Air Canada, American, Delta and United Flights. Service is coming soon to Continental and US Airways.
I’ve reviewed Gogo in the past and the company offers a solid service, whether you’re traveling for business and need to check e-mail, or on a vacation and wanting to keep in touch with friends. Gogo is also planning to roll out an in-flight entertainment service with movies and TV shows.
If you’d like to win a 30-day, single-airline Gogo pass, worth $29.95, just leave a comment below on your experiences with Gogo. If you haven’t tried the service, give us some ideas on how you might use it. The contest for the one-month pass will run through Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, at midnight CST. We’ll pick the two winners at random. Be sure to include a valid e-mail address in the post (it won’t be shown) so we can contact the winners. One entry per person.
The Great Gogo Race, offering a free session or 25- or 50-percent discount, continues through February 28. Gogo’s normal rates are $12.95 for a single flight longer than three hours, with reduced rates for shorter flights, and $7.95 for a mobile device such as a smartphone or MP3 player with wireless capabilities.
I’ve been using Gogo on just about every flight where it’s been available—e-mailing, sending instant messages, checking the latest news and sports info, shopping, watching the flight path and more. On one flight during the football season, some nearby passengers were wondering aloud how the “big game” was going. I was getting updates instantly via Gogo.
So leave a post below and good luck on winning a monthly pass. Gogo is an excellent way to keep in touch and really helps the pass the time on a long flight.
Update: We have winners!
Congratulations to Kim and Rosie (Posts #2 and #8). Each will receive a Gogo 30-day pass. And thanks to all who left comments.
#1 by shannon Baas - February 15th, 2010 at 04:09
I would love this.
#2 by Kim - February 15th, 2010 at 05:10
I’ve used this on a flight and it was pretty cool to send emails from 33,000 miles up!
#3 by Fred - February 15th, 2010 at 08:58
I’ve never used GoGo, but hope to on a couple of trips next month on Delta. Of course, I’ll use it to keep up with my favorite blogs, such as Practical Travel Gear.
#4 by Sharon A - February 15th, 2010 at 09:39
I have never used the service but I will be traveling to Florida in April and would use it to keep in touch with family and friends.
#5 by susan varney - February 15th, 2010 at 11:10
i have none mverno@roadrunner.com
#6 by Amber G - February 15th, 2010 at 11:40
I haven’t tried Gogo myself, but it sounds like it’s perfect for me. Especially for cross-country flights where I would be so bored otherwise. It’s a good time to buckle down and get some work done!
#7 by Annie Danger Scott - February 15th, 2010 at 14:04
I’d photograph the land I was flying over and ask my blog readers to guess where I am! It’s a tricky call from a bird’s eye view.
#8 by Rosie - February 15th, 2010 at 15:24
I would love to win this. I’ve never tried Gogo but I would love to have wireless internet on a long flight to keep me entertained and busy.
#9 by Charles Lamb - February 15th, 2010 at 19:28
this would make my life a lot eaiser! would love to win
#10 by Darlene - February 16th, 2010 at 03:34
I have not tried it yet but would love to do it. It would be great to make the time go faster during those long flights.
#11 by SassyStefi - February 16th, 2010 at 06:52
Was very empowering to be sending email from 30,000 feet above! Everyone was surprised to get emails from me since they thought I was on a plane!
#12 by Sid Cook - February 17th, 2010 at 06:04
Have used gogo on Delta. even tweeted while in the air. Pretty cool. My only problem is that there is no laptop charger so my battery runs out before the flight ends. I am @AnnickVer on twitter
#13 by Kristine - February 17th, 2010 at 21:08
I haven’t used it yet, but I did win a free session, which I will be putting to use when we fly to St. Croix in two weeks! Would love to win a month!
#14 by Brian Romberg - February 21st, 2010 at 13:49
Used in when we flew to last year’s Super Bowl in Tampa. Loved sending emails and posting on message boards from the plane.
#15 by wendy wallach - February 21st, 2010 at 21:02
so interested in being able to connect while traveling. Please include me.
madamerkf at aol dot com
#16 by Lily Kwan - February 21st, 2010 at 23:33
I might use it to keep up with my email while travelling.
#17 by heather c - February 21st, 2010 at 23:41
I haven’t used it before, but would love to be able to do something other than sleep on my flights. I get so bored!
#18 by Donna K - February 22nd, 2010 at 00:02
I would like it.
#19 by Flash - March 10th, 2010 at 15:19
I just gave Gogo a try- it was pretty amazing. I made it a point to update my facebook page from 28000 feet using a photo that I shot inflight with my webcam. The connection was very strong and much faster than I expected – as good as you would get on the ground. I would definitely use it again, especially on longer flights.
#20 by Jet Charter - November 21st, 2010 at 23:50
that would be sweet! how much is an annual pass?
#21 by Joan - April 22nd, 2011 at 04:43
GoGo connects me with my business associates even when i’m over 25,000 ft. It saves me precious time and money.
Great!
Joan M.
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