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24 alternatives to Too Embarrassed to Ask - The Best Tech for Stress-free Summer Travel

Why is in-flight Wi-Fi so terrible?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Too Embarrassed to Ask - The Best Tech for Stress-free Summer Travel launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Too Embarrassed to Ask - How can I ditch my carrier and just use Wi-Fi?▲62

   The dream: Keep your phone in airplane mode, forever.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Airport BINGO▲113

   A cynical ray of sunshine in your bleak travel experience

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   FlightFox▲87

   Crowdsourced Flight Booking

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Flyfi▲64

   FlyFi watches your flight's internet and get your money back

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Weflock▲141

   See and meet other people on the same flight

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fareness▲127

   Discover the lowest airfare for flexible flyers

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Cool Cousin▲266

   Shaking up the travel world with good old human connection

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wificoin▲108

   Pay-as-you-go inflight wifi in over 5000+ airplanes.

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Amazing Airfare▲162

   Airfares that are 50% off or more texted to you

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Solve▲119

    Saving international travelers hours of time in airports

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Neverstop by Karma▲238

    All you can surf WiFi. $50/month up to 5Mbps. No data caps.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Wifilist▲93

    Find the best WiFi around you

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Freebird▲178

    Rebook cancelled or delayed flights on any airline

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ZenFlyer ▲78

    Easiest way to book a flight (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15AI
    Abuse inflight WiFi APIs to track your flight▲105

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Descent▲160

    Set a budget and get alerted when flights get cheap

    Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    WifiMapper▲152

    Find free WiFi anywhere in the world

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SkipLagged▲112

    A cool twist on buying plane tickets

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Skiplagged 2.0▲154

    Actually cheap flights & hotels

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Flyr▲100

    Today's airfares, tomorrow's bargain.

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Just Landed▲93

    Making Airport Pickup Easy

    2013 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Airsocial▲114

    Meet the people on your flight

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Power Wifi▲14

    Free roaming

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Zizooboats▲67

    "Booking.com meets Airbnb" for boats

    2014 · its alternatives →

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