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How to get free Wi-Fi on your next flight


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Whether you've got a two hour or ten hour flight in front of you, you may want to take advantage of your flight time to catch up on emails, browse your favorite websites, or watch a movie. For most of those things, you'll need the internet. After paying hundreds of dollars for your ticket and paying to check your luggage, being charged for in-flight internet can be an annoyance.

Money expert Matt Granite has a few tips for getting free, or almost free, internet in the sky.

Did you know that some of Google's Chromebooks come with 12 free Gogo in-air internet passes? Watch the video above for more tips for logging on at 10,000 feet.

Matt Granite is a consumer reporter with Gannett's WKYC station in Cleveland. His ''Work Your Perks" report offers tips to consumers who are frequent flyers. We do not receive any financial compensation for recommending any product, deal or website.