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Is it possible to trick the GoGo Inflight WiFi on airlines into thinking that you have a mobile device instead of a laptop?
It seems like most airlines that offer in flight wireless these days use GoGo. They offer different pricing for mobile and laptops. It seems like they are checking the browser's user agent.
Out of curiosity, is it possible to use a Firefox extension like this one to spoof the user-agent and allow a laptop to access the internet under a GoGo mobile plan? How would GoGo handle something like an IMAP email client, like Thunderbird. Do IMAP clients have a user-agent field as well that would normally identify whether the mail client is running on a laptop or mobile device?
@RandolfRichardson I'm not sure GoGo employees are in position to give you permissions on something which contradicts ToS. – Dmitry Grigoryev – 2015-10-02T23:08:50.743
You should ask the GoGo folks for permission to use their network in this manner to avoid potentially violating their Terms of Service (which could include a clause restricting which devices are permitted). The fact that they go to this trouble to limit which devices are used is the reason I wonder if their contract might include such a restriction. – Randolf Richardson – 2011-06-21T16:37:33.307
1Good point. I guess it just got me thinking about the technical aspects. Not sure if I will bother trying it out. Thanks. – AndyL – 2011-06-21T17:14:17.853
2You're welcome, but please don't be discouraged -- I was just recommending you get permission first; if you ask and they do give you permission (I find that people usually will), then you've eliminated the ethical roadblock because your usage will have been legitimized. – Randolf Richardson – 2011-06-21T17:26:20.227