tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post7313091100997017820..comments2023-03-25T08:04:56.910-04:00Comments on Train Stopping: Worcester-Framingham Commuter Rail Line will Pilot WiFiTrain Riderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13770262736281370513noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-49825060026150413692008-01-30T11:52:00.000-05:002008-01-30T11:52:00.000-05:00Only $260,000 for the T to install WiFi so only on...Only $260,000 for the T to install WiFi so only one car on selected trains will be able to use it? <BR/><BR/>Surely the T can find a better way to spend that money, like maybe improving the Commuter Information System displays so they actually send messages in real time instead of letting us know about Martin Luther King Day schedules three days after it mattered? <BR/><BR/>For an agency that is as cash-strapped as the T is, like $5 billion in debt according to a story in <I>Metro</I> this morning, isn't this a bit of an extravagance?Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305770640402978854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-89920840933746129252008-01-29T09:53:00.000-05:002008-01-29T09:53:00.000-05:00Second Followup: Maybe TrainStopping could try to...Second Followup: Maybe TrainStopping could try to keep track of the cars with service?<BR/><BR/>Here is my contribution:<BR/><BR/>916Mike Buckley - BMRDSChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449673767756712152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-7365187382816307732008-01-29T09:51:00.000-05:002008-01-29T09:51:00.000-05:00Update on 1/29: 2 Cars in the 708 (7:00AM) from F...Update on 1/29: 2 Cars in the 708 (7:00AM) from Forge had the posters on the outside of the car.<BR/><BR/>Using the iTouch, I had connectivity straight thru to BB. Email and browsing was fine. I did not try to view a Youtube vid, but will try if we get lucky tonight!<BR/><BR/>Note the two cars I have seen this on are in the 900 series of coaches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639084447791774.post-66136154522039683832008-01-28T22:05:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:05:00.000-05:00One of the WiFi enabled cars was on the 5:15 from ...One of the WiFi enabled cars was on the 5:15 from BB to Franklin tonight (1/28). I realized this when I got off at Forge, and saw the poster on the side of the car (opposite the side you board on @BB.<BR/><BR/>So I had to see if it was active, flipped on my Ipod Touch, and lo and behold there was the signal "CommuterRail" and surfing via Safari had me acknowledge the terms of the connection and then I was off surfing.<BR/><BR/>Home page that opens is mbta.com, obviously not optimized for hand held devices.<BR/><BR/>I didn't really try to do much, and sitting in the car I had a medium strength signal. Don't know what it might have been like actually in the car!!<BR/><BR/>So, boys and girls, it does exist, and is "lit".<BR/><BR/>Maybe this car will stay on the Franklin Line? Sure hope so!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com