How London cracked mobile phone coverage on the Underground

Pretty neat but as someone who commutes every day on the New York subway I hope it’s never “cracked” here. Phone usage without headphones is already annoying enough and I greatly appreciate the various people trying to take calls eventually lose service.

	▲	esperent 20 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Not to excuse other people's behavior but buying a decent pair of noise canceling headphones or earbuds will make putting up with it a whole lot easier. You don't even have to listen to anything, or you can put rain noises and thunderstorms. It's as much better soundscape than public transport.
	▲	lostlogin an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It’s a tough choice, is it worse to hear their phone calls, or hear 2 seconds of every bit of TikTok/Instagram feed trash. Either way, no cellular access seems a plus.

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dfajgljsldkjag 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I had assumed the delay was technical but it turns out it was mostly about finding a business model that worked for everyone. It is good they finally settled on a shared infrastructure approach so they do not have to crowd the tunnels with extra equipment.

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dotBen an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

One of the frustrating things about international roaming in the UK is typically your plan does not include coverage on this neutral network on the underground

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Tsiklon 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

From looking at the WiFi ssid’s broadcast at the New York subway stations, I believe Boldyn also does the phone coverage here too