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« on: October 15, 2014, 08:47:19 » |
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On the 0657 Thatcham to Paddington HST▸ service I noticed none of the VOLO screens in coach D appeared to be on. I believe the service has been scaled down but I seem to remember that as recently as last week you could at least switch the screens on and use free services such as the maps and news.
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LiskeardRich
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« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2014, 09:31:42 » |
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I've noticed them not working on some sets but fine on others. I assumed to be faults they are not bothering to fix with the impending removal.
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BerkshireBugsy
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« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2014, 10:07:22 » |
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I've noticed them not working on some sets but fine on others. I assumed to be faults they are not bothering to fix with the impending removal.
Like you I have certainly noticed lots of "off" screens but this morning none of them seemed to be on. Just curious! |
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The Tall Controller
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« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2014, 21:48:48 » |
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VOLO screens are being removed across the fleet in line with the introduction of Wi-Fi. I travelled on a set which clearly had the screens removed. Give it time and they'll all be gone.
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Brucey
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« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2014, 21:52:21 » |
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Are they remaining on the sleepers? Considering there is no wi-fi and no proper plug sockets, I would hope it remains.
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LiskeardRich
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« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2014, 21:58:35 » |
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Are they remaining on the sleepers? Considering there is no wi-fi and no proper plug sockets, I would hope it remains.
Is wifi or plug sockets part of the planned refurb though? |
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Ollie
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« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2014, 21:59:52 » |
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WiFi IS on the sleepers, it was the first thing to be completed.
Plug sockets will be part of the refurb.
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thetrout
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« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2014, 22:07:57 » |
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WiFi IS on the sleepers, it was the first thing to be completed.
+1 I've used it and it works rather well actually:  |
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LiskeardRich
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« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2014, 22:15:14 » |
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That's better than my home wifi!
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Brucey
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« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2014, 06:59:06 » |
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WiFi IS on the sleepers, it was the first thing to be completed.
Plug sockets will be part of the refurb.
That's great news. There is nothing on the sleeper pages of the FGW▸ website (or at least I cannot find it), only on the wi-fi section. Could be worth updating this so people looking specifically at the sleeper know about it. |
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bobm
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« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2014, 11:22:18 » |
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WiFi IS on the sleepers, it was the first thing to be completed.
+1 I've used it and it works rather well actually: Not only is the wifi a reasonable speed, it also works between Plymouth and Newton Abbot where the mobile signal is very poor. Are they remaining on the sleepers? Considering there is no wi-fi and no proper plug sockets, I would hope it remains.
The VOLO screens have been removed from the sleepers. |
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Surrey 455
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« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2014, 09:26:58 » |
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Not only is the wifi a reasonable speed, it also works between Plymouth and Newton Abbot where the mobile signal is very poor.
How does wifi on a moving vehicle work? Is it satellite based or is it some sort of radio link? |
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LiskeardRich
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« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2014, 11:12:47 » |
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Not only is the wifi a reasonable speed, it also works between Plymouth and Newton Abbot where the mobile signal is very poor.
How does wifi on a moving vehicle work? Is it satellite based or is it some sort of radio link? I've used Brittany Ferries wifi and it is satellite based and very slow as well. I'm not sure how the railway infrastructure works |
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BerkshireBugsy
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« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2014, 18:10:00 » |
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Not only is the wifi a reasonable speed, it also works between Plymouth and Newton Abbot where the mobile signal is very poor.
How does wifi on a moving vehicle work? Is it satellite based or is it some sort of radio link? I've used Brittany Ferries wifi and it is satellite based and very slow as well. I'm not sure how the railway infrastructure works I haven't worked with network communications via satellites for a couple of decades but remember there being major issues with latency due to the distances involved. So I'm not surprised wifi that links to the net via satellite are slow - especially where the dish effectively moves in 3 dimensions  |
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ChrisB
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« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2015, 09:31:07 » |
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Not only is the wifi a reasonable speed, it also works between Plymouth and Newton Abbot where the mobile signal is very poor.
How does wifi on a moving vehicle work? Is it satellite based or is it some sort of radio link? Works on the 3G/4G mobile signal across networks. So no mobile signal from any network = no wifi either. |
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