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Irony of the day: While Google is planning to put Wi-Fi in 400 stations in India, there is still no Wi-Fi on trains running through Silicon Valley.
by capkutay 11y ago
Irony of the day: While Google is planning to put Wi-Fi in 400 stations in India, there is still no Wi-Fi on trains running through Silicon Valley.
- uptown 11y agoGoogle already has those users.
- thrownaway2424 11y agoI wouldn't be at all surprised if you told me the trains in India are faster, more frequent, and more reliable as well. Even the Kazakhs would be ashamed of Caltrain. The only reason we put up with Caltrain is our collective hangover from the suburban car age.
- quonn 11y ago> trains in India are faster, more frequent, and more reliable as well A laughable claim. Trains in India are slow, late (but probably not more than in other countries), crowded, comparatively dirty, uncomfortable and they are often lacking basic safety measures.
- CardenB 11y agoThis comment makes me feel like HN is becoming a parody of itself. Why does everything have to be so hyperbolic?
- outside1234 11y agoGoogle already snoops on those users because almost all of us use gmail. They don't need to provide Wi-Fi.
- Gustomaximus 11y agoWhile I've only taken a couple of short train rides in SV I recall having no problems with mobile data coming through. And most people in US have decent data caps. Is this the same for India? I know they tend to be sensitive to data usage and if they don't have the mobile coverage it's not really comparing the same thing for user need. Also more generally why should Silicon Valley have to have the best/first/most of everything Internet? This statement felt narrow minded to me. If you've not been fortunate to travel much you'll be amazed about the world outside Silicon Valley. It's definitely an epicenter of tech but absolutely not the be and end all.
- yitchelle 11y agoIndia != Silicon Valley. Not even close.