Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
ViaRail and WiFi!
Currently on the train going to Montreal.
ViaRail has WiFi internet access in their first class cars! Certainly makes the 4 hour trip more interesting. Nothing like free booze, 3 course meal and surfing TA + pr0n.
The speed isn't fantastic (15k / s - tops), but enough to do email, basic web and chat. I believe they've blocked everything but port 80 - as I can't seem to get messenger or webmessenger working.
None the less - technlogy is uber good and makes me uber happy.
BTW - I am in the web-based 2HP.ca Radio chat room if anybody is up to chat. URL is below.
Dark Dirty Tech Tribal. | Hands in air (trance) and feet on the floor (house).
Nov-30-2004 00:15
Fir3start3r
Armin Acolyte
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
You need to know what your settings are or VIA's?
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The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all change to silver glass...and then you see it...
...white shores...and beyond...the far green country under a swift sunrise."
Nov-30-2004 00:24
torontobarfly
comfortably numb
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: shady acres retirement home
how much is first class to montreal and back....i know the regular rate is $149....just curious as to how much exta you have to pay for your internet,food and "free" booze
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Nov-30-2004 00:33
rabbitjoker
aural sadist
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
I think ~$370 is the Via1 price (with no discounts), I don't pay - company does. You can get a 7-day pre-booking discount and other corporate rate discounts.
Dark Dirty Tech Tribal. | Hands in air (trance) and feet on the floor (house).
Nov-30-2004 00:41
Durafei
the crazy russian
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: San Francisco, California
That's awesome !!
BTW, as far as I know there will be FREE high-speed wireless Interet all around San Francisco sometime in 2005.. Hopefully Toronto will be quick to follow !
Nov-30-2004 00:42
torontobarfly
comfortably numb
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: shady acres retirement home
quote:
Originally posted by rabbitjoker
I think ~$370 is the Via1 price (with no discounts), I don't pay - company does. You can get a 7-day pre-booking discount and other corporate rate discounts.
yowza great deal if work pays...think i'll stay in the slum cars with the common folk
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Nov-30-2004 00:55
Fir3start3r
Armin Acolyte
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by torontobarfly
yowza great deal if work pays...think i'll stay in the slum cars with the common folk
Translation:...think i'll stow away in the cargo with the chickens and hobos
Damn RJ, how many trips do you take in a year!?
Mr. World Travelamon...
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"...End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path...one that we all must take.
The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all change to silver glass...and then you see it...
...white shores...and beyond...the far green country under a swift sunrise."
Nov-30-2004 00:59
rabbitjoker
aural sadist
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
quote:
Originally posted by Fir3start3r
think i'll stow away in the cargo with the chickens and hobos
On the train it's called "the cattle car"
quote:
Originally posted by Fir3start3r
Damn RJ, how many trips do you take in a year!?
Not enough to figure out the damn proxy BS on ViaRail...
ViaRail and WiFi!
