Re: [NSW] Guards & Mobile phones

[Anita Lukaszyk <neety@ozemail.com.au>]

At least the Tangarbages are good for SOMETHING...  :)

I don't have many problems between Strathfield and Central on the V sets (I'm
with Vodafone BTW... oh yeah!), but some bits between Parramatta and St Mary's
aren't very good. I find that Seven Hills is a good place to call (gives mum
enough time to get down to the station to avoid me having to wait ages for her
to pick me up).

Has it got something to do with the windows in the V set? Aren't they a bit
thicker than others? What about that 'golden glaze' stuff on the windows? Is
that in some way affecting reception? I have NI.


Dave Proctor wrote:

> It doesn't, I dropped out 5 times last night between Central and
> Strathfield. Admittedly, it was in a V-set (the greatest train in Australia,
> btw), since it was the 2002 Lithgow train. I have found the V-sets (the
> greatest trains in Australia, btw) to be particularly bad for mobile phone
> operation. The Tangarbages are good, the S/R/K/C sets are not as good as
> Tangarbages, but the V-sets (the greatest trains in Australia, btw) are the
> worst.
>
> I wonder if it has something to do with the construction of the carriages
> having something to do with it. Since they are all stainless steel, I cannot
> see how, but you never know. Since the C, K, R, S and V (the greatest trains
> in Australia, btw) sets all have the same basic construction style, and the
> Tangarbages are somewhat different, could this be a factor?

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