All intercity trains fitted with free wifi
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...319634909.html
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I just noticed the network on the 0545 Sligo - Dublin train but I tried joining it around Enfield and it didn't work. I can't say I am surprised that it didn't work and Enfield has a very strong 3 mobile signal.
I'll try a couple of more times and see if the issue was just localised. I get a connection but a warning that there is no internet connection so it looks like the wifi is working but the system has no network connection. |
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Most trains out of Heuston has active and workin Wifi |
I didn't notice a WiFi sticker when getting on but I wasn't terribly awake so it might have been there. So perhaps the Irish Times article means it will be in place by the end of the week.
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I assume this includes Rosslare/Dublin line !!
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http://www.irishrail.ie/cat_news.jsp?i=4644&p=116&n=237
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its wifi, i imagine, in the same way i have wifi at home thanks to a little gizmo i got from 3. it, of course, isnt any good if the 3G service it is connecting to is NBS rubbish. Since i live about 500m form the Cork mainline I can vouch for how intermittant and rubbish the 3G in north tipp is.
my neighbour got a very big satilitte dish from the NBS which i will have to get, for example. there is also a general ban on all the fun wifi stuff, like the rte player, because of cost issues. |
The train box has modems for O2 and Vodafone and possibly others, it can take up to 8 different sim cards
It combines them together so you should nearly always get some coverage, so for most locations it should beat a usb stick modem |
I am sitting in Connolly station on the 1805 to Longford and have just tested it at 1.2 mbps which is not too shabby especially considering that my 3 mobile doesn't work properly in Connolly at all. Connolly issues notwithstanding, I find that 3 works reasonably well on the Sligo line so given that they should get a much strong signal from a proper external antenna I have reasonably high hopes.
The only issue I can see is that it is a mistake to rely on an honour system for people to steer clear of streaming services. As the great Mr Scott said, you can't change the laws of physics. It simply isn't possible to provide a 1mbps stream to 400 people on the one mobile connection so if people start to abuse it, they will mess it up for everyone. It would be sensible also to block update sites for the more common mobile and desktop operating systems as lot of people have their machines set up to automatically download updates. |
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Wifi should work on all ICR/22k trains nationwide, assuming all are actually fitted as Irish Rail claim. I have a confirmed report of working wifi on a Rosslare Dublin service.
The Blackrock to Killiney section plus Bray Greystones will never have good coverage due geography and even use of satellite would not solve this. The coverage around Rathdrum is surprisingly good, but Arklow Gorey is poor |
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Irish Rail's GSM-R contract does include a data option
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The trick is to charge the phone companies for deploying antennae on railway property. They won't charge any extra per minute to their customers, but will get extra revenue as there will be more minutes. Use that rent to off-set he cost of the wi-fi.
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similar arrangement going to be done in the Channel Tunnel.
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