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EE brings 4G and 5G to London’s Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road tube stations

First stations to go live in the heart of London’s West End Customers will benefit from coverage within the ticket halls, on Central line platforms and in tunnel connecting the two stations, as well as Northern line platforms at Tottenham Court Road Roll-out set to continue across some of London’s busiest locations in coming weeks…

8 September 20238 September 2023 Chris Price News

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…

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

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,…

25 July 201425 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…

16 July 2014 James O'Malley Mobile phones

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

Reading this post while waiting for the Tube on London's Underground, connected to Virgin Media's Wi-Fi network? Enjoy it while you can; from Tuesday, the free-for-all service goes premium. Virgin Media will end the free service next week for all…

25 January 2013 Gerald Lynch Tech Digest news, Transport, Wi-Fi

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

Virgin Media have now rolled out Wi-Fi to 41 London Underground stations, with 100,000 people getting online down in the tube stations within the first month of the service going live. One million tweets, Facebook posts, emails and web pages…

4 July 2012 Gerald Lynch Tech Digest news, Transport, Wi-Fi

Google Maps helps London tourists understand that the Tube map is not geographically accurate

Google Maps will now offer live transport updates for London travellers, helping them make better transport choices in our fair capital. In addition to directing people to the nearest Tube stop using GPS, Google Maps will also help people…

29 July 20112 January 2018 ShinyJess Google, Tech Digest news

We don't want internet on the Underground, say Londoners

It's a high-pressure situation already, travelling on the Tube when it's packed. Do we want to add internet connection to this hotpot? No, we certainly do not, was the answer in a recent study. 55% do not want Transport…

30 March 2011 ShinyJess Internet, Tech Digest news

120 Wi-Fi hotpsots headed to London's tube network

London's Underground tube network is to get a series of Wi-Fi hotspots in time for next year's Olympic Games, it has been revealed today. 120 hotspots will be coming to the capital's tube stations, with the first 16 coming from…

25 March 201126 October 2018 Gerald Lynch Tech Digest news, Transport, Wi-Fi

Three quarters of Britons against Huawei mobile network on the Tube

Yesterday we brought you news that Chinese telecoms firm Huawei were in talks to provide London's Underground network with a mobile signal system that would allow passengers to make calls while riding the tube. Now, new research from GoodMobilePhones.co.uk has…

22 February 201115 February 2016 Gerald Lynch Mobile phones, Tech Digest news, Transport

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