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All the information below seems to be dead. SW recently updated their site to include a new page after the checkin page and the scripts don't seem to get past that.
Luckily, AJK found a new option that seems to be better than anything available before - you don't even need to leave your computer running for it to work!
UPDATE: This new option doesn't seem to be working either

Update: The userscripts website seems to be down. In case the links below don't work, try the links in parenthesis.)

Instructions:

1. Install the script. http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/45170 (http://userscripts-mirror.org/scripts/show/45170)

2. Go to the Southwest check in page and another box with date and time input field will appear under the standard check in fields.

3. Fill in your confirmation number and name as usual in the first box.

4. In the second box, fill in the date and time that is exactly 24 hours before your flight.

(I usually offset it by a second to allow for any inconsistencies between your computer's clock and the Southwest server clock.)

5. Leave the page open, print out your boarding pass once it checks you in and enjoy your early boarding position.  :)

6. Each passenger needs a separate browser or an incognito window. (Multiple Incognito windows/tabs of the same browser will not count as separate).

This is better kept on the hush hush as Southwest is known to hunt down and shut down these kinds of tricks.

If the above does not work for you, try this:
- Go to this script http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/151875. (http://userscripts-mirror.org/scripts/show/151875)
- Under the green Install button on the right, click "How do I use this?".
- Find the section on Chrome and under "Using Tampermonkey" click the link "Chrome's Webstore". This will download Tampermonkey for you.
- Go back to the userscript URL and now click the green Install button. It will install it through Tampermonkey and, at least for me, there was nothing else to do.
- Check out SW's checkin page http://www.southwest.com/flight/retrieveCheckinDoc.html?forceNewSession=yes and it should show the date/time to checkin.
« Last edited by ushdadude on March 16, 2015, 06:00:36 PM »

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #140 on: August 18, 2014, 03:49:12 PM »
AJK v. Wiki.

I'd pick AJK every time.
Nice.

Have you ever seen the other issue I brought up? That several people can share the same confirmation number and get the same boarding position?

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #141 on: August 18, 2014, 04:00:23 PM »
Im flying as a group of 7 with a ticketed infant in a stroller will I have use of this check in or tell make me board after A?

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #142 on: August 18, 2014, 04:09:38 PM »
Nice.

Have you ever seen the other issue I brought up? That several people can share the same confirmation number and get the same boarding position?

Nope. Even companions get their own PNR...

Not sure.
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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #143 on: August 18, 2014, 04:12:50 PM »
Nope. Even companions get their own PNR...

Not sure.
Right. Well, we'll see at the airport tomorrow I guess.

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #144 on: August 18, 2014, 06:00:02 PM »
Yet I quote the wiki:
The wording is misleading, but AJK is correct, and that's probably what the Wiki means too.

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #145 on: August 18, 2014, 06:19:47 PM »
That is indeed what it means.
One incognito window per browser.
Can someone edit the wiki for clarity?

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #146 on: August 18, 2014, 06:21:26 PM »
That is indeed what it means.
One incognito window per browser.
Can someone edit the wiki for clarity?
Done.

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #147 on: August 18, 2014, 06:23:08 PM »
So you're saying you can have:
1 regular Chrome window
1 incognito Chrome window
1 regular Firefox window
1 private browsing Firefox window
etc
etc?

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #148 on: August 18, 2014, 06:24:26 PM »
Yes.

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #149 on: August 18, 2014, 07:27:57 PM »
FYI userscripts.org has been down for awhile now, but the same links work on the mirror http://userscripts-mirror.org

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #150 on: August 19, 2014, 10:06:43 AM »
FYI userscripts.org has been down for awhile now, but the same links work on the mirror http://userscripts-mirror.org
Nice find, add it to the wiki.

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #151 on: August 19, 2014, 10:15:29 AM »
Continuing the story from yesterday, the confirmation # that was shared by 5 people ended up working! They got B6-10. So I guess incognito worked.

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #152 on: August 19, 2014, 04:41:10 PM »
I just successfully did this for a group of 7 and we got A51-57.

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #153 on: August 19, 2014, 08:10:13 PM »
I just successfully did this for a group of 7 and we got A51-57.
wow!! amazing!!!!!
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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #154 on: August 19, 2014, 09:36:44 PM »
wow!! amazing!!!!!
I thought people were reporting A16.

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #155 on: August 19, 2014, 10:40:33 PM »
I just successfully did this for a group of 7 and we got A51-57.
I did the paid checkin on PHL-las and got a53  :-[

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #156 on: August 20, 2014, 09:20:07 AM »
I thought people were reporting A16.
Depends on how many people paid for Early-Bird. They'll get in before people who do this.

I just successfully did this for a group of 7 and we got A51-57.
Did you have 7 different confirmation numbers?

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #157 on: August 24, 2014, 07:44:16 PM »
If flying with children, can you jump from your position? I got b24(not via this link)

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #158 on: August 24, 2014, 08:58:02 PM »
If flying with children, can you jump from your position? I got b24(not via this link)
yes. families board between A and B

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Re: Southwest Auto Checkin
« Reply #159 on: September 08, 2014, 10:14:16 AM »
Looks like the new SW site may have messed this up.