Bruce Ehlers wrote:
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!
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Bruce Ehlers
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-----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.''
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