Well I disagree with Boston: I think having cell phone service in subways is the worst idea ever. I can't stand it when I'm on a train or bus and people start talking on their phones the whole way (3 mins is cool but 20 minutes, no way!). A ride on public transportation is also a private occasion as much as it is glaringly public. Cell phone talking is just another opportunity to ruin the private time people spend on their communte whether it be reading, working, listening to music,having a quiet conversation with their friend, or taking a nap. The cellphone connection capability does not seem like a good idea to me.
I know we have all had experiences where we wanted someone to get off their phone. Or...on a non-wireless scale, when someone thinks riding the subway is an opportune time to choose a new ringer for their phone...annoying. -mia Quoting Dustin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > This would be cool in NYC. But our trains are so damn loud. I > couldn't > even shout over those things. > > - Dustin - > > Jacob Farkas wrote: > > > > http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=68025 > > > > Coming soon to a subway tunnel near you: wireless > > By Casey Ross > > Friday, February 11, 2005 > > > > The T is going wireless. > > > > On subway lines in downtown Boston, passengers will soon be > able to > > use cell phones without interruption as trains whisk them > through > > tunnels that used to be among the few places wireless signals > couldn't > > reach. > > > > ``This will be a new convenience for our customers,'' T General > > Manager Michael Mulhern said yesterday. ``And it will be a > benefit to > > safety and security, so we're excited about it.'' > > > <Snip> > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > Mia Pixley -------------- 917-331-5391 5384 Lerner Hall NY, NY 10027 -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
