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    WIFI in a train

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Wirelessman, Jul 15, 2009.

  1. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Have anyone used WiFi in a train?
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 15, 2009
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    If by wifi you mean a wireless connect card (AT&T, Verizon, etc), then yes. If by wifi you mean a wireless network provided to people on the train, by the transportation company, then no.
     
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  3. mechrock

    mechrock Notebook Evangelist

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    I have. I went to Salt Lake city for a convention last year and they got a new train. I turned the WIFI on on my phone and watched tv though my slingbox and browsed the web with skyfire.

    It was free there BTW.
     
    mechrock, Jul 15, 2009
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  4. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    last time i was on an amtrak train (basic, Baltimore->NYC), there was wifi... didn't test it though, took a nap...
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 15, 2009
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  5. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Say!
    I like wifi!
    I do! I like it, Sam-I-am!
    And I would like wifi in a boat.
    And I would like wifi with a goat...

    And I will like wifi in the rain.
    And in the dark. And on a TRAIN.
    And in a car. And in a tree.
    It is so good, so good, you see!

    So I will wifi in a box.
    And I will like wifi with a fox.
    And I will like wifi in a house.
    And I will like wifi with a mouse.
    And I will like wifi here and there.
    Say! I will like wifi ANYWHERE!

    I do so like
    wifi I'm such a ham
    Thank you!
    Thank you,
    Sam-I-am!


    .....I may be losing it.....
     
    gerryf19, Jul 15, 2009
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  6. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Hahaha, you are indeed very talented.

    Yes, I meant in a real train. I may get a contract to design the infrastructure for WiFi in the train and in the train stations. We do this in Europe long time already, in the states just recently. But I hear that the service works intermittently.
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 15, 2009
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  7. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    May?!?!?!? :p
     
    Shyster1, Jul 15, 2009
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  8. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Optimum online has been advertising the new availability of its broadband internet services from the Long Island Railroad, which is apparently accessible by existing Optimum Online subscribers without an additional charge. I don't know if non-subscribers can also use the service on a pay-as-you-go basis.
     
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  9. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    I'm wondering who are the big players for the in-train network equipment.
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 16, 2009
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  10. Andrew Baxter

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    I frequently ride Amtrak between Boston and NYC, the fast train (Acela) is always loaded with businessmen who would certainly pay for wi-fi. In fact, at least half the passengers have a laptop out on the train whether they're using it for business or something else such as watching a movie. I use a Blackberry Curve to connect to the web while on the train, it works well in the Northeast as coverage is good, though I do lose a connection in more rural Connecticut. There is no on board wi-fi offered by Amtrak, at least in the Northeast.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Jul 16, 2009
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  11. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    If I find out, I most certainly won't tell you - I'll just scoop up those contracts instead!
     
    kegobeer, Jul 16, 2009
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  12. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Hahahahaha!

    This is in Montreal, you are welcome to come here, there is plenty work, about 18 months.
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 17, 2009
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  13. lixuelai

    lixuelai Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Better speak French though lol.
     
    lixuelai, Jul 17, 2009
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  14. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Yeah, French is paramount in Montreal, a little bit less for business but nonetheless.
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 17, 2009
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