Wifi on London Underground

BritTransPol · July 2012

A link to the latest information on wifi access on Underground platforms can be found <A href="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/23939.aspx">here</A>.

miss annie · July 2012

I hate this idea. It will inevitably lead to people being able to use mobile phones underground. Imagine how delightful it will be when you'll not only be wedged under someone's stinking armpit but you'll have to listen to their inane conversation too. And they will be shouting over the noise of the train. It's no longer possible to have a peaceful bus journey, this will just add to the long list of reasons not to use the underground.

yagamuffin · July 2012

Not inevitably. This will enable people to have conversations using Skype or similar on their smartphones/tablets.

Ali · July 2012

If your not with Virgin you will have to pay for a package from your provider once Virgin get around to doing deals with them. It is limitted to travel info aftre the Olympics. Means the staff on the platforms will have better info

helen · July 2012

it only works on platform and not in tunnel, so very hard for anyone to use it to do very much except download something very quickly before they get on a train

ActionVerb · July 2012

Only works at platforms, not in tunnels. So you'll only have wifi access for the couple of minutes whilst waiting for a train. I hooked up to this whilst waiting for a train at Kings Cross a couple of weeks back, and it was good to get a quick email update but that's about it. Not really enough time to start skyping.

miss annie · July 2012

Is it really so intolerable to be unable to skype, email etc on a 20 minute tube ride? Surely if a person is so important that they must be contactable every minute of the day they'd be able to afford a taxi instead of the hellish tube?

andy · July 2012

What @actionverb said. I tried this at Warren St and the train came (it doesn't really work inside the train that well) so in total I had about a minute online. In this time, I managed to log on to the internet and that's it. <div> </div><div>@missannie - I am not important at all, but my clients think they are.</div>

NorthNineteen · July 2012

I used it very productively the other day to check which platform my train was going to depart from. I cut it a bit fine so the train had vanished from the departure board at the station.

Ali · July 2012

Try it between Canada Water and North Greewich and I think it might work in the tunnel, probably does between Leicester Sq and Convent Garden , I also suspect it is leaky out onto the street

miss annie · July 2012

@andy, you are very important to all of us and should be SG'ing at all times!

Roy · July 2012

Nice to be able to check the service status page while waiting for a train if you catch the tail end of an announcement about severe delays and didn't catch which line its on. And doing *that* will remain free, even after the Olympics. roy

Peter Crumb · July 2012

I love the way these are genuine examples of using the internet in order to avoid talking to people.

helen · July 2012

"talking to people on the underground" eurgh. My sister-in-law does that when she comes to London all the time. I prefer to enter my own bubble of existence as i enter any public transport, stand there with my own thoughts, uninterrupted by others. Interaction with strangers gets in the way of listening to my own thoughts.

Ali · July 2012

There is usually lots of chat on the "drunks" express back from Covent Garden late on a Friday night !

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