quatrix
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1 edit | Huh?
Inside the subway cars, okay, but in the stations? Who whips out their laptop during a 10-minute wait?
Edit: Never mind. |
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Network Guy
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| Awesome!
Now every jerkoff will be on the train with their notebooks on their laps IM'ing away. Dirty stares will be common for stealing their seat during rush hour.
Seriously.. This is a cool move. We're finally gonna have something as advanced as Japan, stipulating that there is coverage. |
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rickonline
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Re: Huh?
Some stations are already in range of a signal in some spots. Sounds like a huge amount of money for coverage just in stations, not on moving trains. And the major carriers have to partner with Transit Wireless to get coverage for their subscribers. Is this really needed?
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Edrick
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| Uhhhh
2 Years, and then another 8 to be fully finished? Uhhh.....
Anyone feel a problem with this I doubt that current Wireless Standards will be in use at least on a major scale 10 years from now with the rate networking equipment is being expanded. 10 Years ago we were still running Dial Up and Laptops didn't start having network cards standard for a bit after that.
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wifi4milez
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Re: Huh?
said by quatrix  :Inside the subway cars, okay, but in the stations? Who whips out their laptop during a 10-minute wait? Laptops?? This has nothing to do with laptops. This is so people on the platforms can use their cell phones in case of delays or emergencies. The article pretty clearly outlines why they are doing this.
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wifi4milez
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Re: Uhhhh
said by Edrick :2 Years, and then another 8 to be fully finished? Uhhh..... Anyone feel a problem with this I doubt that current Wireless Standards will be in use at least on a major scale 10 years from now with the rate networking equipment is being expanded. 10 Years ago we were still running Dial Up and Laptops didn't start having network cards standard for a bit after that. Again, please read the article. This is related to cellular networks. You know, GSM and CDMA? Those will still be in place for well more than 10 years. Even the data supported by these technologies will be easily upgradeable with a simply hardware switch if necessary.
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Julio
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Re: Huh?
*looks at profile, looks at location. Ignores comment* |
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Rhanlav
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| $40?
Hehe. Its interesting to see how much Verizon and Sprint think the business of wireless in the subway is first. Seriously, 40 bucks? Thats not an offer, thats more like ordering a few pizzas for the New York City Transit. They should have offered at least 80 bucks.  |
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patcat88
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Jamaica, NY
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Re: Huh?
said by rickonline :Some stations are already in range of a signal in some spots. Sounds like a huge amount of money for coverage just in stations, not on moving trains. And the major carriers have to partner with Transit Wireless to get coverage for their subscribers. Is this really needed? So now we will have roaming charges in the subway? Or since most national carriers have no-roaming plans, that means we just wont have service in the subway. |
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jgkolt
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clubs: | good for H@H
That means those guys with uma cell phones can call for free there. thats great. |
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fatmanskinny
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1 edit | Wow, wireless on the subways!
A possible crime increase as idiots whip out their laptops and be on their cell phones and get knocked over the head and robbed?
NYC subways is not the place to break out a laptop or talk extensively on the phone.
Edit: Before I get flamed for not living in NYC, I was born and raised there and left 4 years ago for life and a home in the 'burbs. 
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wifi4milez
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Re: good for H@H
said by jgkolt :That means those guys with uma cell phones can call for free there. thats great. How are free calls involved in this project? This will be no different than using your cell phone anywhere else.
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n2jtx
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| Service Provider?
Of course my question is why any of them have to pay the MTA anything at all. The providers are paying for the infrastructure and the upkeep. It sounds like a tribute payment to the MTA for nothing more than the right to run the wires you are already paying for. I would be interested to see who the first provider will be to sign up with Transit Wireless. If none of the major providers want to sign up then it could be some very expensive dead air underground or the roaming charges to the major carriers will be horrendous.
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jgkolt
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clubs: | reply to wifi4milez
Re: good for H@H
will you be getting wifi signal? |
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wifi4milez
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| said by jgkolt :will you be getting wifi signal? No. This is a cellular upgrade so that people can get cell phone service on the platforms. There is no wifi involved at all.
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jgkolt
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clubs: | my bad, i read it wrong, anyways it is good for travelers. maybe it will pump up wireless sales or push more business people or kids with the do it all devices to ride then. |
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wifi4milez
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| said by jgkolt :my bad, i read it wrong, anyways it is good for travelers. maybe it will pump up wireless sales or push more business people or kids with the do it all devices to ride then. Not a problem. This is really only meant to help people in the case of an emergency. As it stands today, there is no easy way to notify police (or family members) if something happens while on the subway platform. The city has been pushing people to report suspicious activity in the stations and on the trains for years, and now they finally can!
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sporkme
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Re: Huh?
said by wifi4milez :The article pretty clearly outlines why they are doing this. I think this thread is quite possibly the worst I've seen here in a long time where folks just spout off without even glancing at the linked article... |
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Network Guy
join:2000-08-25
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Re: Wow, wireless on the subways!
Trust me you don't have to be a New Yorker to know this. |
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Network Guy
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Re: Service Provider?
Uh, maybe for the right for Transit Wireless to do business within MTA's premises? Sort of the same way all major carriers are paying an increasing number of building owners around the city to install communications equipment atop tall residential buildings? |
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