In-Flight Wi-Fi Blackout Still In Place Below 10,000 Feet
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Gogo's air-to-ground Wi-Fi network has been rendered even more of a legacy system by the new FAA rules on portable electronic devices because Gogo would have make massive changes to it to make the Wi-Fi system work below 10,000 feet.
Despite the FAA's new rules enabling airlines to expand the use of portable electronic devices during flights, don't expect to be able to turn on Gogo-powered Wi-Fi below 10,000 feet.
Gogo's air-to-ground Wi-Fi system, used by Air Canada, AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways, and Virgin America, i