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Matthew Dickinson October 29th 10 01:06 AM

Wifi on the tube
 
BTOpenzone are starting a six month trial of Wifi access at Charing
Cross tube station. Access is to be available in the ticket hall and
on the Northern and Bakerloo platforms.

See http://seekbroadband.com/focus/2010/...charing-cross/

for more details.

Offramp October 29th 10 11:59 AM

Wifi on the tube
 
On 29 Oct, 02:06, Matthew Dickinson
wrote:
BTOpenzone are starting a six month trial of Wifi access at Charing
Cross tube station. Access is to be available in the ticket hall and
on the Northern and Bakerloo platforms.

Seehttp://seekbroadband.com/focus/2010/10/29/ispwatch/london-underground...

for more details.


I thought that BT Openzone cost a bomb.

[email protected] October 29th 10 12:35 PM

Wifi on the tube
 
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:59:40 -0700 (PDT)
Offramp wrote:
On 29 Oct, 02:06, Matthew Dickinson
wrote:
BTOpenzone are starting a six month trial of Wifi access at Charing
Cross tube station. Access is to be available in the ticket hall and
on the Northern and Bakerloo platforms.

Seehttp://seekbroadband.com/focus/2010/10/29/ispwatch/london-underground...

for more details.


I thought that BT Openzone cost a bomb.


People would probably be better off spending money on psychiatric sessions
if they can't go 30 mins without accessing the internet.

B2003


Roland Perry October 30th 10 07:52 PM

Wifi on the tube
 
In message , at 12:35:59 on Fri, 29 Oct
2010, d remarked:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:59:40 -0700 (PDT)
Offramp wrote:
On 29 Oct, 02:06, Matthew Dickinson
wrote:
BTOpenzone are starting a six month trial of Wifi access at Charing
Cross tube station. Access is to be available in the ticket hall and
on the Northern and Bakerloo platforms.

Seehttp://seekbroadband.com/focus/2010/10/29/ispwatch/london-underground...

for more details.


I thought that BT Openzone cost a bomb.


Depends on your plan (as ever). From 1p a minute on the £5/month plan,
to 0p (if you are on an unlimited deal).

People would probably be better off spending money on psychiatric sessions
if they can't go 30 mins without accessing the internet.


These days people use the Internet to check things like train
timetables, and live departure boards. Or so I'm told. Will never catch
on ;-)
--
Roland Perry

Mizter T October 30th 10 08:53 PM

Wifi on the tube
 

On Oct 29, 2:06*am, Matthew Dickinson
wrote:
BTOpenzone are starting a six month trial of Wifi access at Charing
Cross tube station. Access is to be available in the ticket hall and
on the Northern and Bakerloo platforms.

See http://seekbroadband.com/focus/2010/...on-underground....

for more details.


Can Northern & Bakerloo Train Operators expect to find a small but
significant contingent of potential passengers actually holding back
and sitting on benches or milling around whilst fiddling with
communications devices instead of boarding their trains at CX then?

Paul Scott[_3_] October 31st 10 11:12 AM

Wifi on the tube
 


"Mizter T" wrote in message
...

On Oct 29, 2:06 am, Matthew Dickinson
wrote:
BTOpenzone are starting a six month trial of Wifi access at Charing
Cross tube station. Access is to be available in the ticket hall and
on the Northern and Bakerloo platforms.

See
http://seekbroadband.com/focus/2010/...on-underground...

for more details.


Can Northern & Bakerloo Train Operators expect to find a small but
significant contingent of potential passengers actually holding back
and sitting on benches or milling around whilst fiddling with
communications devices instead of boarding their trains at CX then?


They probably won't make it to the platform, having fallen off the bottom of
the escalator while looking up live running info...

Paul S


Basil Jet[_2_] October 31st 10 11:42 AM

Wifi on the tube
 
On 2010\10\31 12:12, Paul Scott wrote:


"Mizter T" wrote in message
...

On Oct 29, 2:06 am, Matthew Dickinson
wrote:
BTOpenzone are starting a six month trial of Wifi access at Charing
Cross tube station. Access is to be available in the ticket hall and
on the Northern and Bakerloo platforms.

See
http://seekbroadband.com/focus/2010/...on-underground...

for more details.


Can Northern & Bakerloo Train Operators expect to find a small but
significant contingent of potential passengers actually holding back
and sitting on benches or milling around whilst fiddling with
communications devices instead of boarding their trains at CX then?


They probably won't make it to the platform, having fallen off the
bottom of the escalator while looking up live running info...


Surely everyone knows to stand on two steps.

solar penguin October 31st 10 12:00 PM

Wifi on the tube
 
On 30 Oct, 19:52, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 12:35:59 on Fri, 29 Oct
2010, remarked:

On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:59:40 -0700 (PDT)
Offramp wrote:
On 29 Oct, 02:06, Matthew Dickinson
wrote:
BTOpenzone are starting a six month trial of Wifi access at Charing
Cross tube station. Access is to be available in the ticket hall and
on the Northern and Bakerloo platforms.



People would probably be better off spending money on psychiatric sessions
if they can't go 30 mins without accessing the internet.


These days people use the Internet to check things like train
timetables, and live departure boards. Or so I'm told. Will never catch
on ;-)
--


If you're already at the station, it's a bit late to start going
online to check whether trains are running!

Roland Perry October 31st 10 12:07 PM

Wifi on the tube
 
In message
, at
06:00:43 on Sun, 31 Oct 2010, solar penguin
remarked:
These days people use the Internet to check things like train
timetables, and live departure boards. Or so I'm told. Will never catch
on ;-)


If you're already at the station, it's a bit late to start going
online to check whether trains are running!


You would be checking the times at whatever National Rail station you
were heading for. For example, Kings Cross if heading north on the
Bakerloo (change at Oxford Circus).
--
Roland Perry

[email protected] October 31st 10 02:54 PM

Wifi on the tube
 
In article , (Roland
Perry) wrote:

People would probably be better off spending money on psychiatric
sessions if they can't go 30 mins without accessing the internet.


These days people use the Internet to check things like train
timetables, and live departure boards. Or so I'm told. Will never
catch on ;-)


Can't you do that on your phone?

--
Colin Rosenstiel


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