I hope so. I'll be riding the LSL in early August from Boston to Chicago!The lsl and silver meteor should have wifi, as the single level cars are equipped with it.
All Amtrak WiFi is included with the class of service. The best I've seen was at NY Penn Station. It was fast and sites with video weren't blocked.So is it free Wifi?
I have an iPad Mini with WiFi only. I'll also bring along a laptop sometimes.Which begs the question who exactly is Amtrak WiFi supposed to appeal to? People who can't stand being disconnected but who also can't manage even a basic data plan? How many people is that?
My kid uses wifi (any wifi) for his tablet. His tablet doesn't have a cellular radio in it, so this is his only method of connecting.Which begs the question who exactly is Amtrak WiFi supposed to appeal to? People who can't stand being disconnected but who also can't manage even a basic data plan? How many people is that?
Or you just don't want to be burning through your data if you can avoid it.There are probably a good number of people that ride the system that don't have data plans and use available WiFi hot spots.
I don't have a data plan and I use various WiFi spots when the need arises and if they are available. I can also "stand" to be disconnected.
&There are probably a good number of people that ride the system that don't have data plans and use available WiFi hot spots. I don't have a data plan and I use various WiFi spots when the need arises and if they are available. I can also "stand" to be disconnected.
So I guess It's intended for the staff and children?My kid uses wifi (any wifi) for his tablet. His tablet doesn't have a cellular radio in it, so this is his only method of connecting.
This is legit. Why do cell phones still have such lousy battery life? It's 2016 and for some reason we still can't make a smart phone that lasts longer than a single day at best. This is by far the most annoying aspect of owning a phone in my view. I don't have to worry about my voice or text or data but the battery life problem remains unresolved regardless of what brand or model or service I select. I really hate that. I don't need a faster processor or a fancier screen or liquid protection. I need a long battery life built into the phone. Is that really too much to ask?I could instead establish a local hot spot for him, with my cell phone, but that burns thru my battery power quickly (both wifi and cellular data radios running continuously).
Yes, but maybe that's part of the problem?So is it free Wifi?
In my experience none of the tasks that would actually burn through your data (music, movies, teleconferencing, installations, updates) can be accomplished through Amtrak WiFi.Or you just don't want to be burning through your data if you can avoid it.There are probably a good number of people that ride the system that don't have data plans and use available WiFi hot spots.
I don't have a data plan and I use various WiFi spots when the need arises and if they are available. I can also "stand" to be disconnected.
It's free, it works for many tasks most of the time. It aint gigabit, and won't be soon.&There are probably a good number of people that ride the system that don't have data plans and use available WiFi hot spots. I don't have a data plan and I use various WiFi spots when the need arises and if they are available. I can also "stand" to be disconnected.So I guess It's intended for the staff and children?My kid uses wifi (any wifi) for his tablet. His tablet doesn't have a cellular radio in it, so this is his only method of connecting.
This is legit. Why do cell phones still have such lousy battery life? It's 2016 and for some reason we still can't make a smart phone that lasts longer than a single day at best. This is by far the most annoying aspect of owning a phone in my view. I don't have to worry about my voice or text or data but the battery life problem remains unresolved regardless of what brand or model or service I select. I really hate that. I don't need a faster processor or a fancier screen or liquid protection. I need a long battery life built into the phone. Is that really too much to ask?I could instead establish a local hot spot for him, with my cell phone, but that burns thru my battery power quickly (both wifi and cellular data radios running continuously).
Yes, but maybe that's part of the problem?So is it free Wifi?
In my experience none of the tasks that would actually burn through your data (music, movies, teleconferencing, installations, updates) can be accomplished through Amtrak WiFi.Or you just don't want to be burning through your data if you can avoid it.There are probably a good number of people that ride the system that don't have data plans and use available WiFi hot spots.
I don't have a data plan and I use various WiFi spots when the need arises and if they are available. I can also "stand" to be disconnected.
How expectations decline as prices riseI regularly have over 70% battery left at the end of the day on my iPhone 6s. My battery life is excellent.
The gripe is that Amtrak WiFi is flaky and unpredictable, is too slow for many modern purposes, and blocks much of what we use WiFi to accomplish. How much speed would you consider acceptable in 2016?It aint gigabit, and won't be soon. So what's the gripe? Huh?
So what? Every megabyte of data I save on that wifi is a megabyte I can use somewhere else for that stuff. I only do regular old internet browsing when my phone isn't on wifi and I still eat 1.75 gigabytes a month every month out of my 2.In my experience none of the tasks that would actually burn through your data (music, movies, teleconferencing, installations, updates) can be accomplished through Amtrak WiFi.Or you just don't want to be burning through your data if you can avoid it.There are probably a good number of people that ride the system that don't have data plans and use available WiFi hot spots.
I don't have a data plan and I use various WiFi spots when the need arises and if they are available. I can also "stand" to be disconnected.
&There are probably a good number of people that ride the system that don't have data plans and use available WiFi hot spots. I don't have a data plan and I use various WiFi spots when the need arises and if they are available. I can also "stand" to be disconnected.So I guess It's intended for the staff and children?My kid uses wifi (any wifi) for his tablet. His tablet doesn't have a cellular radio in it, so this is his only method of connecting.
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