Posts Tagged ‘underground’

Vodafone Customers Now Able To Use Free WiFi On London Underground

Following up on the news from last November that EE and Vodafone customers would be able to use Virgin Media WiFi On London’s Underground service, Vodafone have today announced the service is live for their customers. From today, the 29th January, Vodafone customers are able to enjoy internet access in at least 92 Tube stations [...]

EE And Vodafone Sign Up To Virgin Media WiFi On London’s Underground

EE and Vodafone have signed up with Virgin Media as partners on the London Underground WiFi Service allowing millions of EE and Vodafone customers to join Virgin Media users to enjoy full WiFi access across London Underground keeping the majority of Tube passengers connected for no extra cost. Jon James, executive director of broadband at [...]

Virgin Media Confirm Free WiFi Now Available At 40 London Underground Stations

The free WiFi service being provided at London Underground stations by Virgin Media is now live, and available at the first 40 stations. The new WiFi service, first launched on June 7th,  on London’s Underground is being used by over 100,000 Tube passengers and has been used to deliver one million Tweets, Facebook posts, emails and [...]

Tube Map by mxData passes 5 million downloads and Integrates Oyster Info

The Tube Map App by mxData has today passed the 5 million downloads mark since launch in 2009. The Free App allows fast route planning from station to station, even when on the underground thanks to its built in database, and also provides live service updates to monitor delays and service interruptions – which is [...]

Google Maps Adds London Underground Directions

Google Maps on Android was updated to day to include public transport directions for the London underground today. The Android App Transit Navigation (Beta) feature now has the London Underground system in its database with over 18,000 bus stops and over 250 Underground stations catalogued. The system is very sophisticated even giving alerts when it’s [...]

Tube Map app shows men the quickest route, can’t make them follow it

One of the great stereotypes is that men refuse to ask for directions when lost, but data recently released from iPhone Tube Map App maker mxData may finally disprove this myth. Of the 631,000 people who downloaded the App in the past year, 408,000 were men compared with only 200,000 women (with the remaining 23,000 [...]