NYC Cell Phones for Subway Bids
As a New Yorker this story is important to me because the last thing I want is to be forced into listening to “certain types” of people talking on the cell phone while I am in the Subway…You all know what I mean by “certain types…” each of us have our own. The point is, there are just some people who should loose their close proximity public cell phone use license.
Nevertheless bidding has begun to wire all 277 subway stations in New York City. The contract for now only includes wiring the platforms but does take into account discussions on how to later expand the networks into the tunnels.
Cingular Wireless; Verizon Wireless; T-Mobile, a unit of Deutsche Telekom and Sprint Nextel teamed up to submit one of the bids, according to Cingular spokesman Clay Owen. Cingular will take the lead on the project if awarded the bid, Owen said.
GE Capital, a unit of General Electric; Time Warner Cable, a unit of Time Warner; Andrew Corp; Transit Technologies and Dianet Communications made up the second team that submitted a bid, according to Dianet President Jeffrey Just.
As annoying as this might be, the article does point out the benefit of having the service in the event of an emergency.
via Cellular News
Bluetooth Ads for London’s Tube
Ad sales firm Viacom Outdoor is unveiling a permanent network of Bluetooth-enabled poster sites bluetooth devices housed in interactive poster sites across the Tube network.
The new ads let tube users download content on to their mobiles using Bluetooth devices housed in interactive poster sites across the Tube network.
-via netimperative
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January 20th, 2006 at 3:46 pm
Yeah i’m not liking the idea of cell phones on subways, because you know everyone will be calling at the same time, i can just imagine the noise. it’s not like the annoying conversations that go on sometimes isn’t bad enough but to be trapped in a tube with cell phone gabbers does not make the idea of my commute any brighter.
However the idea of being able to call in an emergency is very good. maybe people shouldnt be allowed to talk on their mobiles unless in cases of emergency, but I doubt that would be enforced well. hmm
August 23rd, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Does anyone remember the Madrid bombings? Well get ready for more of the same if these idiots in suits really go through with this. It is a proven fact that these terrorist whackos love to use cellular phones to detonate bombs.