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Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - June 2015

Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - June 2015

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RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - June 2015
(24 Jun 2015, 5:42 pm)S813 FVK wrote My thoughts exactly. While it would be nice for wifi to gradually rolled out on all services, it needs to be assessed on whether it will be used enough for how much it costs to add the wifi system to each vehicle.

It costs a few thousand pounds for the kit and then there's the ongoing data charge each month.

Whilst there is scope for current vehicles on routes to be retrofitted with Wi-Fi, it's unlikely any company will have a huge amount of capital built into their budget to retrofit Wi-Fi.

It's not necessarily dependent on how many people would use it; rather, will it increase passenger numbers, providing an increased profit to present? This is what Arriva's conversion of normal spec services to MAX and Sapphire is all about...

RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - June 2015
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - June 2015
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