Jeff Smith wrote:Most smart phones are required now to have data plans.
Yes but in most cases data plan != tethering.
As for the question on Bolt Bus vs say Amtrak. I tend to agree. But there are also other considerations:
1) Bolt Bus has what about 60 passengers? Amtrak can have 5-8 times that number on a single train. So total bandwidth needs tend to be a bit higher.
2) Bolt Bus is running on roads where there's already a fairly easy architecture to tap into. In my experience both on ALB-NYP and then even NYP-WAS there are areas that don't have much if any coverage. The cell phone companies most likely don't find it worth their money to put in extra cells there to just serve train traffic (as opposed to most major highways).
That said, it's frustrating that Amtrak doesn't have better coverage.
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