All intercity trains fitted with free wifi

James Howard · 03-02-2016, 06:29

I rarely use it as I find a personal hotspot on my 4G phone works a lot better. I go between Connolly and Edgeworthstown. The login process is still terrible but the speed isn't so bad on the rare occasion I do us it.

There seems to be bug in the login in that it looks like it is spending most of its time trying to figure out if you have already logged in. The page appears mostly instantly but the interface can be disabled for 30 seconds or longer. Quite painful really.

Mark Gleeson · 03-02-2016, 06:39

Compared to offerings elsewhere in Europe, Irish Rail is better than average, what it lets it down is coverage. There are 500,000 sign ins/month currently.

Northern Ireland Railways can be fun with VPN's.

Apple's handling of sign in pages is non nonsensical which makes life tricky.

4G is being rolled out starting with the Cork fleet and it makes a big difference.

Just bear in mind, 100+ in a coach all sharing a single access point isn't going to work no matter how good the connection from the train to the internet is.

Jamie2k9 · 03-02-2016, 11:51

Investing in 4G when the Cork line is probably one of the worst lines for coverage, very poor between Portlaoise-Mallow especially until Limerick J.

I think if IE asked Cork customer's sockets are number 1 priority not wifi.

James Howard · 03-02-2016, 14:07

If the networking system was put together any way sensibly, upgrading it should be just a matter of swapping out a few modems. No way should it cost more than a couple of grand per train.

Adding sockets at each seat is a far more expensive proposition unless the carriages are being pulled apart for another reason.

03-02-2016, 06:39	#2
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Compared to offerings elsewhere in Europe, Irish Rail is better than average, what it lets it down is coverage. There are 500,000 sign ins/month currently. Northern Ireland Railways can be fun with VPN's. Apple's handling of sign in pages is non nonsensical which makes life tricky. 4G is being rolled out starting with the Cork fleet and it makes a big difference. Just bear in mind, 100+ in a coach all sharing a single access point isn't going to work no matter how good the connection from the train to the internet is. __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know

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03-02-2016, 06:29	#1
James Howard Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sligo Line Posts: 1,115	I rarely use it as I find a personal hotspot on my 4G phone works a lot better. I go between Connolly and Edgeworthstown. The login process is still terrible but the speed isn't so bad on the rare occasion I do us it. There seems to be bug in the login in that it looks like it is spending most of its time trying to figure out if you have already logged in. The page appears mostly instantly but the interface can be disabled for 30 seconds or longer. Quite painful really.

03-02-2016, 11:51	#3
Jamie2k9 Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,146	Investing in 4G when the Cork line is probably one of the worst lines for coverage, very poor between Portlaoise-Mallow especially until Limerick J. I think if IE asked Cork customer's sockets are number 1 priority not wifi.

03-02-2016, 14:07	#4
James Howard Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sligo Line Posts: 1,115	If the networking system was put together any way sensibly, upgrading it should be just a matter of swapping out a few modems. No way should it cost more than a couple of grand per train. Adding sockets at each seat is a far more expensive proposition unless the carriages are being pulled apart for another reason.