 Frankis chillingPremium
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Re: Why Bother said by baineschile:4G (LTE WiMax) is only 18 months away. The speed and SOS will be more than enough for the subwaiy/rail system. By the time they got funding and a project manager, the wireless telcos will be all over it. because as of right now you cant even get a standard non-3g cdma or gsm signal while riding on the subway with the exception of some tracks which ride above ground and while STOPPED at some stations that have specially setup equipment by certain telcos.
Most of the subway is underground and gsm/cdma/iden/wifi signals dont reach there.
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 NYR 56Premium
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Smithtown, NY | They specifically mention this is for the LIRR and MNR, not the subways. That said, not everyone wants to pay for unlimited data through cell networks. Of the people that do, even fewer are able to tether their laptop. In addition, I wouldn't be surprised if the cell companies start metering the data usage - there is no way they will allow people to use unlimited data once the networks get further utilized for more bandwidth heavy applications. |
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said by Frank:said by baineschile:4G (LTE WiMax) is only 18 months away. The speed and SOS will be more than enough for the subwaiy/rail system. By the time they got funding and a project manager, the wireless telcos will be all over it. because as of right now you cant even get a standard non-3g cdma or gsm signal while riding on the subway with the exception of some tracks which ride above ground and while STOPPED at some stations that have specially setup equipment by certain telcos. Most of the subway is underground and gsm/cdma/iden/wifi signals dont reach there. Honestly I won't mind if they kept the cell phone signals OUT of the trains. I take NJ transit buses and nothing irks me more than some yahoo just firing up their cellphone and yakking away on a quiet bus.
I used to live within city limits and took the subway home. Part of it was an elevated line, and as soon as we got out of the tunnel, teenagers would fire up their cellphones with their nonsense and others would start up and eventually your peaceful commute is interrupted by cellphone conversations.
Furthermore, I think it's time we learn to disconnect a little. How exactly did we get by without all this connectivity we have now? We got by just fine. |
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Frankis chillingPremium
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somewhere | said by fifty nine:said by Frank:said by baineschile:4G (LTE WiMax) is only 18 months away. The speed and SOS will be more than enough for the subwaiy/rail system. By the time they got funding and a project manager, the wireless telcos will be all over it. because as of right now you cant even get a standard non-3g cdma or gsm signal while riding on the subway with the exception of some tracks which ride above ground and while STOPPED at some stations that have specially setup equipment by certain telcos. Most of the subway is underground and gsm/cdma/iden/wifi signals dont reach there. Honestly I won't mind if they kept the cell phone signals OUT of the trains. I take NJ transit buses and nothing irks me more than some yahoo just firing up their cellphone and yakking away on a quiet bus. solution: get ear plugs.............. or an ipod w/noise cancelling headphones.
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