Next time use a VPN and change the remote port to 53. BAM, 90% of the time you have free Wi-Fi. Same with any other "captive portal" style Wi-Fi spots.
Edit: I can't really take credit for this, it's a fairly well-known trick. Do some Googling on "bypassing captive portals" if you're interested.
chuc999 on April 6th, 2019 at 08:41 UTC »
Why would you do that on a plane? Wouldn't you do it before you left or when you land?
--cheese-- on April 6th, 2019 at 09:55 UTC »
I seriously hope that's the flight home.
Trinica93 on April 6th, 2019 at 12:37 UTC »
Next time use a VPN and change the remote port to 53. BAM, 90% of the time you have free Wi-Fi. Same with any other "captive portal" style Wi-Fi spots.
Edit: I can't really take credit for this, it's a fairly well-known trick. Do some Googling on "bypassing captive portals" if you're interested.