What is DING??

llori7

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Can anyone explain what DING is? I think I downloaded it. It hasn't gone off yet. If I click on it, it doesn't do anything. So does that mean I did it wrong?? How often do you get deals?? Do you get the same deals if you go to the website daily?? I am just so confused!!

Thanks!
 
DING! is basically another way to save money traveling SW. If you have downloaded it properly, a plane's wing should appear in your system tray (probably on the bottom of your computer screen.) When you get DING'd, you'll hear a sound like you do when you're flying and the steward/pilot come over the speakerphone. That tells you there's a special going on. They don't always last all day. It's usually for a set period of time. And I've gotten a DING virtually every day, but maybe not a lower price to the airports I travel to/from.

When you hear that sound, click on that icon in your system tray and it will bring you to a box telling you how long that special will last and will open to a new screen showing you the airports, etc.

No, you don't get the same price on their webite and when you get DING'd. In fact, DING prices don't even appear on their webiste, that's why you're encouraged to download this service.


Hope this makes sense!
 
So if I am not sitting my computer all day, I might not get the deal?? Now when I click on the wing, it says "No new messages to display." SO maybe it is working, and I just have not gotten a ding yet. Maybe my airports I put down aren't very popular. I am not really looking for a flight till the end of August, I just want to make sure this is up and working by then. I was to get the best possible deal!!!

Thanks for your help!
 
You don't have to be sitting a your computer all day, but sometimes they do have specials for a very limited period of time. But most of the specials I have seen are good for several hours.

No new messages to display means just that. But at least you know you've installed it correctly. If you're away from your computer and don't hear the "DING", look at the icon in your system tray. If there's an envelope over the wing, then a special is ready for you to see.

Also, I found that closer to your travel date, the more deals you'll get. We were trying for a December trip and 4 weeks before our departure I got "DING'd" and the air fair special was $59 round trip.
 



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