TECHNO BUSES * USA - UTA buses go wireless
Provo,UT,USA -AP/Local News 8 -September 21, 2008: -- Passengers who take a slightly slower commute on public transit are tapping into the Internet... Utah Transit Authority's express buses that run up and down Interstate 15 provide a wireless connection. Like the commute itself, the connection isn't quite as fast as commuters have on UTA FrontRunner trains, but passengers say it's still a valuable resource... A UTA technology official say some people wouldn't ride the bus at all if they didn't have the Wi-Fi connection... The wireless connection on the buses relies on cell phone broadband cards. FrontRunner has fiber-optic cables running under the tracks and the connection is a little faster...
* Marin County: Cell phones on Golden Gate buses
San Francisco,CAL,USA -The San Francisco Chronicle, by Jonathan Curiel -September 22, 2008: -- On Tuesday, a woman boarded a Golden Gate Transit bus in Marin County, took out a cell phone, then called her girlfriend. What happened next disturbed her: The bus driver told her to turn it off, even using the loudspeaker to issue the demand. Contacting ChronicleWatch, the woman said there were no bus signs explaining the transit system's cell-phone policy, so why was she told to shut up? Turns out that Golden Gate Transit does put limits on cell phones. On the transit agency's Web site, it says passengers "may use a cell phone on the bus as long as you do not disturb your fellow passengers or the bus driver. You may be asked to stop using your cell phone. Keep calls short and your voice low. Use the silent/vibrate ringer option. Minimize incoming calls when possible"... Labels: techno buses
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