London Underground to get mobile phone coverage

Flubble said:
last time i went to london i was surprised (in these days of health and safety) that there wasn't some kind of gated fence between the platform and track, anyone can push somebody or fall onto it and nothing there to stop them
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Some stations have glass panels with glass sliding doors, but not many.

Out of interest, as the rails for the trains are quite high, if you were to fall, if you ducked down as low as you could, would be unscathed or would you be electrocuted or something?
 
Does the article state what network is doing this? If it's EE, I wouldn't be surprised as this is likely to be part of the new Emergency Services Network which is in development.
 
Jamesyboyjim said:
Some stations have glass panels with glass sliding doors, but not many.

Out of interest, as the rails for the trains are quite high, if you were to fall, if you ducked down as low as you could, would be unscathed or would you be electrocuted or something?
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All Jubilee line extension stations were built with PEDs in mind, so they all have them (from Westminster to Stratford). Crossrail will also have them, and they will be full height as well I believe.
 
Efour said:
That's a weird and outmoded way of thinking for someone working in the financial capital of the world.
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Not really. I often people-watch at lunchtimes and it's amazing and honestly quite sad how many people are now living in their little technology bubbles - completely oblivious to whatever is going on around them. Crossing the road or making an order without even looking up! :o

Often I'll be looking at a nice sky or sunset on the way home and everyone else on the train is in phone zombie mode. I think technology is sometimes just stressing us out and making us miss those little moments around us.
 
Bang goes the excuse of "didn't get the message, I was on the Tube". In some ways it's quite nice to still have a bit of space where there's no expectation that you (as an individual) will be contactable even if it's just for half an hour or so. I appreciate that people like to stay in contact but do have some reservations about the need for everyone to be connected all the time - I can obviously see the utility for the emergency services but beyond that if you're out of touch for half an hour it seems unlikely the world will collapse.
 
Orionaut said:
Thousands of people standing shoulder to shoulder on small crowded train platforms taking no notice as to what is going on around them.

What could possibly go wrong??
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The platforms have had wifi for about 5 years. What went wrong, I must have missed it?
 
Burnsy2023 said:
Does the article state what network is doing this? If it's EE, I wouldn't be surprised as this is likely to be part of the new Emergency Services Network which is in development.
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Nope, telecoms companies will be invited to bid for the contract after the election.
 
Urgh, yet another form of public transport which will be ruined by obnoxious morons shouting down the phone. On the plus side, it may actually make the Central Line more pleasant, as it'll be the only line so loud that you won't be able to hear said obnoxious morons.
 
Terminal_Boy said:
I can see myself getting one of those pocket cellular jammers to retain what little sanity I have left.
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They are great. *Cough* not that I'd ever use one *cough*

Very tricky to get hold of these days though. You used to be able to get them from the "spy" shops and the old ones seem to not work so well vs modern phones now.
 
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