Boris Johnson plans wireless internet on Tube

vanman · 25-06-2010, 18:05

Boris Johnson plans wireless internet on Tube

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...net-on-tube.do

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Commuters will be able to use their BlackBerries, mobile phones and laptops undergound on the Tube under plans being drawn up by the Mayor.

punky · 25-06-2010, 18:11

I was excited until I read its going to be through The Cloud. Means going through their stupid, slow login pages to try and get a connection or means paying for another subscription.

Shame he can't just provide 3G GSM signal and let us go through that way. Probably costs a bit but other cities manage it.

DocDutch · 25-06-2010, 18:52

but Punky that would also mean that people will be on their phone the whole time in the tube... at least now when underground its nice and quiet (other then the noise of the train)

dd11 · 25-06-2010, 19:01

I think it would be good providing you dont have to pay extra for it, bndle it into the already mammoth ticket cost.

Stuart · 25-06-2010, 19:08

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Originally Posted by punky

I was excited until I read its going to be through The Cloud. Means going through their stupid, slow login pages to try and get a connection or means paying for another subscription.

Shame he can't just provide 3G GSM signal and let us go through that way. Probably costs a bit but other cities manage it.

It might well cost a bit (a lot actually, the London Underground is one of the largest underground systems on the planet), but it will also provide a nice easy way for terrorists to set off bombs.

Yes, I know we have that risk on trains, buses and the DLR as well, but they don't have a nice confined tunnel to focus the blast back on to the train (and therefore the passengers).

Monumentally stupid idea, IMO.

Paul K · 25-06-2010, 19:18

Lets face it they cannot keep the emergency service radios working down there so why should we think they can get a wifi net running? I vote for get the communications system working properly and worry about extras afterwards. As for using the cloud, by the time you get logged in you will be at the next station.. waste of time.

punky · 25-06-2010, 19:20

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Originally Posted by Stuart C

It might well cost a bit (a lot actually, the London Underground is one of the largest underground systems on the planet), but it will also provide a nice easy way for terrorists to set off bombs.

Yes, I know we have that risk on trains, buses and the DLR as well, but they don't have a nice confined tunnel to focus the blast back on to the train (and therefore the passengers).

Monumentally stupid idea, IMO.

I think it would be sad to declare victory to the terrorists like that.

Others around the world manage it. Germany has its own security problems with islamic extremism but they still have it and there hasn't been a bomb attack on the U-bahn. And their scheme is smaller, but only 2.5x smaller. The difference is that they plan and run their system properly.