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Re:Show HN: AirplaneMode – Simulate realistic airplane WiFi ... by 101008 on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @01:18PM (#47603751)
This may not be the post, but there is something I hate about wifi on airplanes. I don't fly that often but when I do I pay for wifi.

Most airlines redirects you to a website to pay for the wifi, and it seems they block all requests to different domains. Problem is, these platforms suggest to pay with Google Pay / Google Wallet, but if you try to do that, Google Pay DNS are blocked, so the request fails and you can't use your card with Google Pay. So I need to take my card from my physical wallet and type all the digits.

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Re:Show HN: AirplaneMode – Simulate realistic airplane WiFi ... by jlreyes on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @01:27PM (#47603858)
Yeah, I've experienced this as well. It's frustrating. Wish I could offer a fix for that here. It is becoming more of a standard that airlines offer free wifi - e.g. United went from ~$8 low-quality service to free Starlink. So, hopefully you encounter this less often as time goes on.
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