Seattle – Metro Transit to add WiFi
Yet another reason why I love the city of Seattle. Wireless connectivity is second nature for Seattlites. First nature being coffee.
Using the locally made Junxion Box, which relays data between a Wi-Fi gateway and a 2.5G or 3G cellular network, Metro Transit will equip all buses along two long routes with Internet access—29 buses in all by mid-October.
Granted that the initial testing period will probably be replaced by a monthly access fee, the idea of having Metro buses as mobile hotspots is amazing. Wasn’t Verizon unhappy with the thought of customers using Junxion Boxes to share their wireless connections?
