trick: sharing a monthly pass. If you have a friend or two that flies at least once a month you can buy and share an already discounted monthly pass. So long as you don't use it at the same time you'll be able to share without issue. Better yet, if you're always flying the same airline you might be able to get an airline-specific discount as well. Delta, for example, offers monthly plans for $5 less than the standard any-airline option if you stick with them. Optimize Your Connection GoGo In-flight Internet already compresses and caches images before delivering them to your computer, saving a little download time in the process. The first time you visit a site this can mean slow loading times, but afterwards things speed up a bit. Even so, there's more you can do to further optimize your connection and make your plane-based browsing experience more pleasant. We've previously detailed how to optimize your browser for a slower connection , like when you're tethered to your phone, and many of the same principles apply for airplane Wi-Fi. First of all, you'll want to browse with Opera primarily because of its Opera Turbo feature. It compresses pages just like GoGo generally does, but it tends to be more aggressive and has features like Flash block built in. Alternatively, you can take more extreme measures and set your browsing agent to mobile mode and receive the smaller versions of pages that were designed for slow connections. Either way,