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United free Whatsapp
« on: January 04, 2022, 04:14:27 PM »
https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/inflight/wifi.html

Messaging is free on most flights beginning in late December 2021.

I haven't seen this covered on DDF, but its good news.

Please delete if covered elsewhere.

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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2022, 04:17:18 PM »
It’s about time they match Delta and JetBlue

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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2022, 06:00:42 PM »
https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/inflight/wifi.html

Messaging is free on most flights beginning in late December 2021.

I haven't seen this covered on DDF, but its good news.

Please delete if covered elsewhere.
Southwest has this a long time already.

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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2022, 07:02:07 PM »
United now giving free wifi if you upload your docs for international travel through the travel ready center




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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2022, 07:20:50 PM »
United now giving free wifi if you upload your docs for international travel through the travel ready center



Guess it won't work for TLV routes where you can't check in online.

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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2022, 07:23:08 PM »
Guess it won't work for TLV routes where you can't check in online.
I think it will still work. Any DPs?
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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2022, 03:11:44 AM »
United now giving free wifi if you upload your docs for international travel through the travel ready center



been around for a few weeks now, mostly (or only) flight heading to the US. don't need to finish check-in online, you'll get a code after checking at airport.

Messaging is free without a code
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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2022, 05:44:27 AM »
Messaging, email, Instagram (slowly) very basic browsing, Tapatalk, all work on phone with the free messaging

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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2022, 09:11:58 AM »
Messaging, email, Instagram (slowly) very basic browsing, Tapatalk, all work on phone with the free messaging
Interesting. Only messaging worked for me.

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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2022, 09:26:07 AM »
Messaging, email, Instagram (slowly) very basic browsing, Tapatalk, all work on phone with the free messaging
Are you sure that wasn't because of your day pass?
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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2022, 09:31:53 AM »
Are you sure that wasn't because of your day pass?
Yes. I used the day pass on my laptop and didn't sign in on my phone. Email wasn't consistent on the tlv-ord leg, everything else was.
Eta - was also able to talk to someone at my front door through the intercom, and several phone calls came through as wifi calls.

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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2022, 10:33:21 AM »
Guess it won't work for TLV routes where you can't check in online.

Last week I used travel ready and checked in online for DW TLV-EWR but didn't receive the WiFi pass.
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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2022, 12:40:54 PM »
Last week I used travel ready and checked in online for DW TLV-EWR but didn't receive the WiFi pass.
Was only offered to me on my return, not my outbound on Wednesday

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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2022, 12:42:33 PM »
Interesting. Only messaging worked for me.
Are you sure that wasn't because of your day pass?
Update - day pass worked for second flight. Free messaging is noticeably weaker and only photo free messaging works

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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2022, 10:15:45 AM »
United still offering free wifi for submitting travel ready documents?


Not seeing any popup or offer on the app.



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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2022, 11:10:14 PM »
I flew ewr to Israel February and December and no free whatsapp offers.

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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2022, 11:27:12 PM »
I flew ewr to Israel February and December and no free whatsapp offers.
Flew today and WhatsApp and messaging apps are free just by clicking on the option in the united wifi sign up. (Though you cannot download or upload any media files)


There was no free option for anything more than that.

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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #17 on: April 06, 2022, 12:26:18 AM »
I flew ewr to Israel February and December and no free whatsapp offers.

I belive it is only on domestic flights. I used it on 4 domestic flights recently.
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Re: United free Whatsapp
« Reply #18 on: April 06, 2022, 07:57:51 AM »
I belive it is only on domestic flights. I used it on 4 domestic flights recently.
I just had it work for TLV-EWR