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Wi-Fi by Rail, Bus or Boat

Posted by michael on from the 24/7/365 dept.

securitas writes "The New York Times' Glenn Fleishman writes about the growth of 802.11x WiFi wireless Internet access on commuter rail, bus and ferry boat now that it's commonly available in restaurants and coffee shops. The article also has an illustration by Al Granberg of some of the techniques used to achieve ubiquitous WiFi in motion."

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  1. Re:WiFi in Air by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought cell phones are banned on flights fearing they might intervene with the flight-to-groundstation signalling

    Wouldn't such problems exist with wifi?

    No, you see all of that money being siphoned out of the traveler's pocket forms a magic faraday cage so that their paid-for radio waves don't cause interference.

    Them that pays, gets.