Commute
There’s an article in Boston Globe Magazine today about the Commuter Rail - why ridership is down, whether it’s worth improving and how to increase ticket sales. The thing most missing from at least my commute is a reliable wireless network. If I’m going to spend an hour on the train, it would be ten times more productive if I had a fast reliable Internet connection. Currently I use T-Mobile’s data service but reception is spotty. If the MBTA wants to increase ridership, before they pour millions into upgrading the trains inside, go ahead and make the service better and while we’re waiting, give us free WiFi at the station and on the train.