London Underground Archives

Wifi will now work at 150 Tube stations

Good news for London commuters this morning as Virgin Media has announced it has installed wifi in its 150th London Underground station. The news comes as Wimbledon, Richmond, Morden, East Ham, Barking and Upminster are all brought online, providing travellers with blessed relief from the horror or having to stare vacantly at other people. Apparently…

3rd November 20143rd November 2014 James O'Malley Transport, Web 2.0, Websites, Wi-Fi

Contactless payments arrive on London Underground

There is nothing more frustrating than being in a hurry to catch your train on the London Underground only to find you have no money left on your Oyster card, so you have to go and join the massive queue at the ticket machine. Well, from today, that will no longer be a problem. Transport…

16th September 201417th September 2014 Stuart O'Connor Gadgets, Mobile phones, Smartphones, Smartwatches

London Underground to support contactless card & phone payments in September

London's Tube network will support payments through contactless debit and credit cards from September, it has emerged. EE has also announced that its customers will also be able to pay by tapping their handsets on the card readers. According to MayorWatch, improved "Wave and Pay" functionality will kick in on September 16th. Perhaps most intriguingly,…

25th July 201425th July 2014 James O'Malley Transport

Three users get free wifi on the London Underground

Good news for Three users, who were previously left on the London Underground. People on O2, EE and Vodafone have had free wifi access for a number of years now - and finally Three is (according to TechRadar) making it a set, as the fourth major network to do a deal with Virgin Media, which…

16th July 2014 James O'Malley Mobile phones

The mystery of the disappearing Tube roundels on Google Maps

(Pic by Naparazzi) If you’ve tried to get anywhere unfamiliar in London lately then you’ve probably noticed something strange. On Google Maps, the Tube’s famous ‘Roundel’ logo has mysteriously been replaced by a more European style “M” logo. Whilst this might make things more consistent with similar metro systems around the world, it’s certainly a…

10th July 201417th May 2019 James O'Malley Google

Self-driving taxi wins Ford ‘New Norm Mobility Award’

EE announces pricing for new Apple Watch Series 6

Millions suffer eye problems resulting from lockdown, poll claims

1 in 4 would be happy with ‘brain implants’

PayPal hits 3.7bn transactions, 346m active users in Q2 2020

Apple Fitness+ launch event: what the critics say

Tag: London Underground

Wifi will now work at 150 Tube stations

Contactless payments arrive on London Underground

London Underground to support contactless card & phone payments in September

Three users get free wifi on the London Underground

The mystery of the disappearing Tube roundels on Google Maps

Free Wi-Fi on London Underground extends to O2 customers

Free for all London Underground Wi-Fi from Virgin Media ends on Tuesday

Hot stories – London Underground pics, Smart Watches, CES round ups and more

Virgin Media Underground Wi-Fi now installed in 41 stations, serving 100,000 commuters

Here are the 80 London Underground stations getting Wi-Fi