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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. Natural extension by daringone · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's only a natural extension of the hotspots popping up everywhere. Just a matter of time until anywhere with cell phone service will have net service... with the right provider.

  2. GPRS for tunnels by Albanach · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Here in the UK we have Wi-Fi deployment now operating on the East Coast rail line. Rather than caching data in tunnels, the train switches to GPRS and is supposed to maintain its connection to the net using the mobile phone networks which have had the foresight to start providing coverage through tunnels on main railway lines.

  3. the five percent nation of nipple clamps by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My favorite part of the article:

    In the United States, nearly six million people commute daily by public transportation, according to the Department of Transportation.

    With an estimated population of 293,027,571 in July 2004 (from the cia world factbook)that means around 98% of the united states doesn't use public transportation.

    Anyone else have an estimate for some place in Europe? Denmark maybe?