Talking on a cell phone is different than talking to the person next to you. One: because there is the volume issue, people talk louder on cell phones-mainly because it is harder to hear someone through a phone verses someone right next to you. Two: from a psychological angle it is just annoying for everyone else to over hear one side of a person's conversation.
I do not disagree with the use of cell phones in public spaces in general. Also, I realize that the main use of public transportation is to TRANSPORT people. It just so happens that riding the subway is also a time for many people to zone out. If people need to use their cell phone to arrange plans etc that's cool and that is the benefit of having service in the tunnels but I don't think that is what is going to happen. I think people will abuse the ammenity. But, I also realize that the anticipation of the abuse of such a service is not reason enough to not offer it. I just think it will be another annoying aspect to a daily subway ride. Quoting Bruce Ehlers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > How is talking on a cell phone any different than talking to the > person next > to you? > > I fail to understand the reasoning the folks who are against cell > phones > used on public transportation including planes are using. > Conversation is > conversation whether it's on a cell phone or face to face, > whether it's you > talking or the folks next to you talking. > > Maybe people that are concerned with conversation shouldn't > venture out into > the world! > > ===================== > Bruce Ehlers > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Mia Pixley > Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 10:47 AM > To: Dustin > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [nycwireless] Boston Plans Wireless Access in > Subways > > 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/ > > 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/
