Anyone used dish on SouthWest Airlines?

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I have an upcoming business trip to Orlando in 2 weeks and my manager booked my flight through SouthWest Airlines. I've read that dish gives free access to a few live channels during the flight from your portable electronic device. I was wondering since all I found was iPad info, if this would work with an android tablet?(I have a Nexus 7 2012).

I also have an iPhones 5s and a windows 8 laptop but I prefer the nexus since its smaller and more convenient for me.

Thanks!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

The free TV service on Southwest is NOT DISH. DISH is just sponsoring it so you don't have the pay the $2.99 a day fee they use to have on Southwest.

I used it when I went to CES and it worked fine on my iPad, however no one around me could get it working on their Androids. However I have heard from others and they have told me that it works fine with Android so perhaps there was just an issue on the plane I was on.

 

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Thanks for the info Scott! Hopefully someone else can chime in with some more info on android tablets, I really don't want to drag my 16" laptop with me.

 

[damorin04072]

I used it on my surface pro 2, it worked great! I was also able to sling from my hopper too!

 

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I used it on my surface pro 2, it worked great! I was also able to sling from my hopper too!

Heck if it worked on your surface, I needs to work on android and thanks for the sling info too! I haven't been this excited to get on a plane since I went to tokyo a few years back

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I think for Sling he paid the $5 extra so he could have internet access on board.

 

[Tampa8]

Has worked flawlessly on every flight with my Androids.

 

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$5 is nothing for 3 hours of entertainment and thanks for the confirmation tampa8!

 

[damorin04072]

Sorry, I forgot to mention that, yes, I paid the $8 for the WiFi as I needed it to do some work, watching TV was an added bonus!

 

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Sorry, I forgot to mention that, yes, I paid the $8 for the WiFi as I needed it to do some work, watching TV was an added bonus!

Its cool, but I'm glad to see how technology is making its way everywhere, especially on boring flights

 

[Scherrman]

$5 is nothing for 3 hours of entertainment and thanks for the confirmation tampa8!

Funny how some people think $5 for 3 hours of entertainment is great but paying close to $100, $3.33 a day, for their TV bill at home is absolutely ridiculous.

 

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But, in a Plane there's not a whole lot of options I admit that I don't really watch much live TV (except sports) I just record everything and watch a ton of stuff on my free time.

 

[Scherrman]

The new Hopper Transfer app is great for flying. I was pretty excited when they first announced that feature. It's a great way to catch up on a couple of shows.

 

[navychop]

The new Hopper Transfer app is great for flying. I was pretty excited when they first announced that feature. It's a great way to catch up on a couple of shows.

Now we need a TSA app. Or an anti-TSA app.

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[KAB]

The new Hopper Transfer app is great for flying. I was pretty excited when they first announced that feature. It's a great way to catch up on a couple of shows.

Yeh, the handful of channels were not showing anything of interest to me. My preloaded iPad saved the day.

 

[Scherrman]

Yeh, the handful of channels were not showing anything of interest to me. My preloaded iPad saved the day.

Such an awesome feature. I love it for long road trips with my son.