Tag: tube
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…