BART Wi-Fi still remains after 3 years
What is broken
pubDate problem:. spotty Wi-Fi service is not available anywhere BART, despite promises that it would be available in 2010
What has been done: , the signals are to Oakland land to Balboa Park, but that does not mean anything to officials make all the cars, hot spots, which can receive signals
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Who is responsible for: Contact a company representative WiFi Rail Catharine Cooper at (714) 296-5250 or ccooper@wifirail.net. Chuck Rae BART project in its Wi-Fi project. Reach him (510) 464-6895 or crae@bart.gov.
All pins on a commuter with a smart phone and I know that something stinks about Bart, and it’s not just dirty carpets. Wi-Fi that was dangled in front of BART is the Bay Area commuters perk of the whole system to be available in 2010, is still spotty gambling seems to disappear at the most inopportune times. While the Altamont Commuter Express train has been offering Wi-Fi for more than ten years, Bart trains are still stuck in the dark era of the Transbay Tube. 2009 BART signed an exclusive, 20-year agreement with WiFi Rail is Sacramento, which promised to provide a service. In exchange for BART to offer a “horizontal property,” the company would use its money to install infrastructure and establish a service in return WiFi Rail eventually pay for the service. In January, closed WiFi Rail Phase 2 of their 5-step plan. This means spotty Wi-Fi is available through the Balboa Park in San Francisco and the Transbay Tube Oakland rural metro stations, says the CEO of Lee Cooper. Lee said that the service is unreliable, because of factors including the difficulty of trying to raise money for the project is trying to cope with the weak economy and BART officials, when and where the WiFi Rail may start working. job would cost the company about $ 100,000 a mile, says Lee. Although the signals are up along the BART system components, for example, you can not watch videos all the cars. Because WiFi Rail also provided with at least 100 cars, a technology that allows them to scale Wi-Fi signal, says Lee. So far, the 59 cars, located in the front and back – and the middle of the 10-car trains – are hotspots.
to build a strong signal to select combinations of shark fin antennas and sit near the front or back. Or you can wait until 2012, when Lee, the center estimates that cars are equipped with the necessary technology.
Lee hopes that commuters can get the service line in Richmond at this time. The next step involves reaching Concord on the Pittsburg-Bay Point line, the Berkeley Land and go as far as the North Berkeley Station and the Colosseum. The last two phases will focus on Millbrae, Richmond and Fremont stations, the Dublin-Pleasanton line. Expect that in December 2014 says Lee. Lee said WiFi Rail uses a patented technology that is independent of cellular service, other transit systems make the Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi to the end of BART must be fast, because it’s not on the basis of a strong cell phone coverage. BART spokeswoman Luna Salaver said that while the BART Wi-Fi is an important institution has made a higher priority than other projects. “We’ve gone back to the basics … like the recent replacement of wool spots, trying to get the fleet in the future to ensure our system continues to maintain itself,” he said. BART WiFi Rail Project Manager Chuck Rae said the biggest problem is getting the money, and if BART does not provide any of this office is not much to say, as soon as the company keeps its promises. “BART is very expensive to develop, and Bart can not invest it at all,” he said. “To get them to do it, there’s not much lever, if funding keeps drying up. ” We are happy that we have to do what they have done, “said Rae.” It’s not like they are obliged to do anything but give it your best shot. “Chronicle Watch
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