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kalleboo
on Jan 10, 2016
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All NYC Subway Stations to Receive Wi-Fi by End of...
Perhaps they same way they do it on buses?
superuser2
on Jan 10, 2016
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No, you can't reliably receive GPS signals in a subway tunnel.
nrb
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If you have wifi hotspots in every station you can track the trains that way, no GPS required.
kalleboo
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I thought buses mostly used thr odometer? At least the ones where I lived used to use the odometer for the "next station" LED signs in the buses, and the bus stop arrival signs showed up not long after.
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