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join:2005-10-17 | a tad expensive might as well go for the per an hour rate because most people i don;t have a commute that is over 4 hours a day hopefully ... | |
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 |  DaneJasperSonic.NetPremium,VIP
join:2001-08-20
Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:9 | Re: a tad expensive This is just silly. $55 MILLION to build the network, 300,000 users required just to break even. What do they think WiFi is, magic pixie dust??
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 DrewCapuGiant Diehard
join:2001-12-19
California | If I were still commuting via BART I'd much rather nap than spend more money on something that might as well wait til I get to work/home.
Casual carpool > * | |
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| | No thanks BART (Big #@# Rat Tunnel) is not a place where I would plop open my laptop and surf away. Ton's of people have been jacked for eyepods and there is no security at the stations or on board. | |
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| | | | Re: No thanks Well, they have high WIFI prices to match their high ticket prices. | |
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| |  RR ConductorNWP RR Inc.,serving NW CAPremium
join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
kudos:1 | NinjaTurtle is down on EVERYTHING, I would take his musings with a grain of salt, especially on transit related issues  | |
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| | | | | Re: No thanks Yes, bay area transit stinks. | |
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| | | Exactly! We flew into Oakland a few weeks ago and took Air Bart to the Coliseum so as to board Bart into San Francisco. The Coliseum station was full of hustlers asking for money and just waiting to grab either my wallet or my laptop. There is no security on Bart, the Bart police are worthless.
Only a fool would use their computer while riding Bart. As for Oakland, let it sink slowly into its own sewer and die. I will never again fly into Oakland, what a disgusting city. | |
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| | | | Re: No thanks I don't live in the East Bay, and I couldn't agree with you MORE!! | |
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 montana3087Say hello to my little friendPremium
join:2001-05-03
Santa Clara, CA | Why so long? Why would it take several years to complete? It's not like they are connecting up a city. Along with the other stuff, something smells with this deal.
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|  koitsuPremium,MVM
join:2002-07-16
Mountain View, CA
kudos:20 | Re: Why so long? Not to mention, completely overpriced for how long most people are on BART. This project is a failure unless they offer it for free.
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 pikePremium,MVM
join:2001-02-01
Washington, DC
kudos:3 | Cleveland considering this as well The Greater Cleveland RTA is considering adding Wi-Fi to their heavy rail system as they look for ways to monitor the security cameras that will be installed in the next 12 months.
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ecoPremium
join:2001-11-28
Wilmington, DE | ... Who in their right mind would pay what is essentially the same price for their home internet for something they'll use maybe 2 hours a day tops. BART is not like Amtrak, it's basically a glorified subway, it doesn't go very far.
Now $10 dollars a month is something I can maybe see people paying. I also don't understand how it's costing them $55 million dollars a year. | |
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 g0nepostalI Am The One Her Mom Warned Her About
join:2001-03-23
Burlingame, CA | BART sucks anyway As a way of avoiding having to commute to downtown Oakland or San Francisco from either the East Bay or the Southern Peninsula, BART is ok. But on the whole, it sucks - it is badly maintained, has all kinds of people trying to panhandle or hustle you, and costs too much.
Having said that, I can see the use of Wi-Fi for certain users of BART - like the ones who commute from the Dublin/Pleasanton station all the way to downtown San Francisco. From what I understand, that's over an hour each way, or better than two hours a day. That's a lot of time to waste. So why not get some work done on an palm computer with Wi-Fi enabled?
Having said that, if BART is smart they will simply have the company offer the service for free or just add a dime to the ticket cost to cover the service. That way they'll get more riders on board.
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| RR ConductorNWP RR Inc.,serving NW CAPremium
join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
kudos:1 | Re: BART sucks anyway Really? Everytime I ride it it is very well maintained and ran. | |
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| | g0nepostalI Am The One Her Mom Warned Her About
join:2001-03-23
Burlingame, CA | Re: BART sucks anyway Would that I have had the same experience. Most of the trains I get on are dirty and don't smell very good.
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 ztmikeMark for moderationPremium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN | wow. $10 per day? What the hell are they smoking? and 30 per month? Hell you can get dsl at home probably twice the speed of their wifi for about 30 per month or even less maybe. | |
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|  Subaru1-3-2-4Premium
join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT | Re: wow. said by ztmike:$10 per day? What the hell are they smoking? and 30 per month? Hell you can get dsl at home probably twice the speed of their wifi for about 30 per month or even less maybe. took the words right from my mouth lol. | |
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| | Wow..... So I'm gonna pay $8 a day to ride the bart and then another $10 for wifi? Their stupid a$$es need to include the wifi in with the ridiculous price of riding bart. Not to mention the fact that when most users get on the bart, all of the seats are already taken.
Wake up BART people ! | |
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| | BART's Competitor provides wifi for free BART thinks people will pay high prices for the service, while one of their competitors (AC Transit transbay buses) provides it for no extra charge.
»www.actransit.org/news/articlede···5513eeb6 | |
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Bart was Great when I stationed up there decades ago. 
To bad. 
