02-21-2007
11:07 AM
9 Loves
About the ding problems...I've had the same experience with installing/uninstalling and it not working or being able to communicate and register, AND I finally got it to work.
I read a comment somewhere about antivirus settings. Here is what I found. I'm running windows XP service pak 2 and IE 7. I have my XP firewall off but I also run McAfee full security package and that also has a firewall which is on. I found that I had to do 2 things in McAfee....enable the URL of *.southwest.com and I had to enable the program permissions because I found they were blocked. Once I did this I restarted my PC, deleted (removed through add/remove components) ding, reinstalled ding, and it worked.
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02-10-2007
12:34 PM
3 Loves
Almost anytime I've booked Southwest on the last minute it has been easier to meet or beat their fares with other carriers...me me in Dallas that means a change in airports, which is not always a horrible thing. As far as their gas bill goes, they've done a great job on negotiating that cost and if jet fuel could be equated on a per gallon cost of gaoline, they'd probably be paying a much cheaper price per gallon than I do at the pump. I'd take it.
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02-10-2007
12:29 PM
3 Loves
In reply to comments from Loren ...every airline puts safety first. That is expected by the public. I think the point here that people are complaining about is how quickly discount and rapid rewards seats disappeared - meaning very few were offered. That means a lot of folks get disappointed when they see a great fare,which is expected from Southwest, and then they cannot get it just minutes after a new schedule is released.
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02-09-2007
06:28 AM
4 Loves
I've been waiting for the summer schedule to come out, checking each day several times a day. I want to voice how disappointed I am at what must be a severely limited rapid rewards seat availability on certain flights - actually from Dallas to Seattle and Seattle to Dallas and between Dallas and Oakland after only a few hours since the schedule came out. I am a very frequent flier on Southwest, being in my second year of companion pass and will be getting the third. However the limits that Southwest has put on rapid rewards seats is a big negative in my mind and after I get the next companion pass for which I need about 8 more credits by June, I will start to fly on other carriers. It is not worth the hassle to be loyal to southwest and then not be able to use my RR awards very often.
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