Trains-and-Broadband - Verizon PolicyBlog


	Trains and Broadband Posted by John 'CZ' Czwartacki in PolicyBlog on October 16, 2007, 02:45 PM EST Add to: Del.icio.us \| Digg \| Reddit


Andy Abramson passed along news that Amtrak in the Northeast Corridor is adding WiFi to its stations. Now don’t get me wrong, more connectivity is a good thing and some of the stations in question are quite nice. (Union Station in DC is my favorite.) However, I for one spend far more time on the train than in the station (knock wood so my next train isn’t 11 days late). Until they wire the trains themselves with WiFi, you can’t beat EVDO for en route productivity. I still get a thrill when I can update PolicyBlog, share feeds, and manage online social networks while traveling at 100+ mph on the way to and from DC (added bonus: views of some of the finest backyard tool sheds, scrap heaps, and strip malls in America!) In fact, when I updated my facebook page -- via Twitter -- on my last trip, I got a real time request to use Ustream.tv to broadcast video from the train live. Maybe next time. I’m sure my Verizon Wireless Broadband Access (Rev A) card can handle it, but not sure I could. UPDATE: One of the commenters below is the one who suggested I stream live video. Guess which one. (Hint: Not the A-List VoIP blogger who uses our own PolicyBlog to plug T :-P )

5 Comments

5 Comments


In all the markets I'm in regularly, they are. But since I also have SPrint and Verizon Wireles Broadband too, I'm always staying connected. The key is it is also built into the Flybook which gives me lightweight, on the go, high speed, with killer throughput.
Posted by: Andy Abramson on October 17, 2007, 07:08 AM EST \| Comment Permalink

Andy, how's their coverage treating ya? Either way, 3G is here with VZW leading and others coming on fast. Win-Win-Win for competition, consumers, and broadband mobility)
Posted by: CZ on October 16, 2007, 04:14 PM EST \| Comment Permalink

If you like your EVDO Rev. A (which I subscribe too) you would love HSDPA from your competition, AT&T Mobility. By far web sites load faster, email moves quicker and no proxying to contend with for SIP based applications.... It offers real Broadband Internet Access..
Posted by: Andy Abramson on October 16, 2007, 03:30 PM EST \| Comment Permalink

Come on! live TV from the train would be great! ;-)
Posted by: Jim Long on October 16, 2007, 03:06 PM EST \| Comment Permalink

Better check your TOS before you decide to do any streaming via EVDO on your Verizon Wireless Broadband Access (Rev A) card. EVDO and the card can handle it, your TOS will not allow it and you could get your contract terminated.
Posted by: Tom L on October 16, 2007, 03:01 PM EST \| Comment Permalink

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