Ok: So after reading peoples's responses, I have to admit that I jumped the gun on my anti-wireless service in subway tunnels. I agree with Anthony's points and the fact that the service has been successful in other places around the world is an obvious counter argument to my anticipated problems with cell phones in subways. I suppose I should have done some research before typing my post.
-m Quoting Petri Krohn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Emre Celebi wrote: > > > I agree, installing today's cellular system in subways is a bad > idea. > > Think about amount of radiaton you'll expose people in. All > cars have > > metallic case, it won't work well unless you install a device > within > > each, or unless you fry people into mutants. Would you want a > cellular > > base station installed in your room? > > I really cannot see what all the fuzz is about! > > In Helsinki, Finland we have had cellular phone service in subway > stations and tunnels for over 10 years. > > Technically this is not a problem. The antenna used is a long > leaky coaxial cable that stretches the whole length of the > tunnels. All competing carriers work. I do not think they have > built their own base stations but have some arrangement to use > shared resources. > > What would be news is if the city of Boston or the transport > authority would offer 802.11 wireless Internet access on the > subway, preferable free of charge. > > *** > > On the technical matter, has anybody used "leaky cable" antennas > with WiFi? This could be a solution in apartment blocks as the > same antenna could reach several floors. > > > Petri Krohn > HelsinkiOpen -- http://www.helsinkiopen.net > > -- > 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/
