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2:30PM Angus Kidman | If you’re ever going to spend more than half a day in London, having an Oyster card (the smart card used for the Underground, buses and trains) is absolutely essential. Save yourself queuing and hassle by ordering one before you head off. More »
Get An Oyster Card Before You Hit London
2:30PM Angus Kidman | If you’re ever going to spend more than half a day in London, having an Oyster card (the smart card used for the Underground, buses and trains) is absolutely essential. Save yourself queuing and hassle by ordering one before you head off. More » 
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12:00PM Angus Kidman | I’ve done a lot of testing of how well 3G broadband services work on trains, including two separate attempts at maintaining a connection while travelling to Townsville on high-speed trains. Last week, I upped the speed ante again, seeing if I could maintain a broadband connection while working on the Eurostar between London and Paris. More »
The Train Torture Test Takes On Eurostar
12:00PM Angus Kidman | I’ve done a lot of testing of how well 3G broadband services work on trains, including two separate attempts at maintaining a connection while travelling to Townsville on high-speed trains. Last week, I upped the speed ante again, seeing if I could maintain a broadband connection while working on the Eurostar between London and Paris. More »
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9:00AM Angus Kidman | Coverage of public transport options on Google Maps continues to incrementally improve. Cairns is the latest city to include a public transport option when offering directions, covering bus services in the greater Cairns area. More »
Google Maps Offers Public Transport Directions For Cairns
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Coverage of public transport options on Google Maps continues to incrementally improve. Cairns is the latest city to include a public transport option when offering directions, covering bus services in the greater Cairns area. More »
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4:30PM Angus Kidman | Melbourne public transport users can look forward to a cheaper September, with suburban bus services running at no cost on weekends throughout the month. More »
Zone 2 Melbourne Buses Free On Weekends In September
4:30PM Angus Kidman | Melbourne public transport users can look forward to a cheaper September, with suburban bus services running at no cost on weekends throughout the month. More »
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10:30AM Angus Kidman | Google Maps offers public transport information for Perth, Adelaide , Canberra and a tiny fragment of Sydney. Now New Zealand is in on the action, with the Greater Wellington area incorporating public transport information. More »
Wellington Gets Transit Information On Google Maps
10:30AM Angus Kidman | Google Maps offers public transport information for Perth, Adelaide , Canberra and a tiny fragment of Sydney. Now New Zealand is in on the action, with the Greater Wellington area incorporating public transport information. More »
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11:00AM Angus Kidman | Queenslanders will be waiting a while for Wi-Fi on trains, and now Adelaide has stolen a jump on BrisVegas, rolling out a bus which includes free Wi-Fi services for all the passengers. More »
Adelaide Bus Gets Wi-Fi Service
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Queenslanders will be waiting a while for Wi-Fi on trains, and now Adelaide has stolen a jump on BrisVegas, rolling out a bus which includes free Wi-Fi services for all the passengers. More »
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4:00PM Angus Kidman | We already know that Brisbane has non-existent Wi-Fi options at stations, but plans to offer Internet access on stations and trains are slowly taking shape. More »
Queensland Citytrain Wi-Fi Inches Closer
4:00PM Angus Kidman | We already know that Brisbane has non-existent Wi-Fi options at stations, but plans to offer Internet access on stations and trains are slowly taking shape. More »
Money
2:07PM Angus Kidman | OK, it’s only a 5% discount, it only applies to value tickets (weekly, monthly and five/ten ticket bundles) and you have to order between July 26 and August 8, but any chance to save money on public transport is not to be sneezed at. Melbourne already has some pretty good value options, but this could stretch your travel dollar even further. [Metlink via OzBargain]
Metlink Offering Cheaper Tickets Online
2:07PM Angus Kidman | OK, it’s only a 5% discount, it only applies to value tickets (weekly, monthly and five/ten ticket bundles) and you have to order between July 26 and August 8, but any chance to save money on public transport is not to be sneezed at. Melbourne already has some pretty good value options, but this could stretch your travel dollar even further. [Metlink via OzBargain]
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11:00AM Angus Kidman | Brisbane’s plans for free Wi-Fi on trains might not have eventuated yet, but it turns out you can get free Wi-Fi on the AirTrain international and domestic platforms at Brisbane Airport. More »
Brisbane Airtrain Offers Free Wi-Fi On Platforms
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Brisbane’s plans for free Wi-Fi on trains might not have eventuated yet, but it turns out you can get free Wi-Fi on the AirTrain international and domestic platforms at Brisbane Airport. More »
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12:00PM Angus Kidman | Queensland Rail is planning a Wi-Fi network across its trains and stations– but is it possible to just ‘borrow’ a wireless connection while travelling around Brisbane’s major CBD stations already? Road Worrier decided to find out with a little slurp sleuthing. More »
Testing Brisbane’s Railway Wi-Fi Network
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Queensland Rail is planning a Wi-Fi network across its trains and stations– but is it possible to just ‘borrow’ a wireless connection while travelling around Brisbane’s major CBD stations already? Road Worrier decided to find out with a little slurp sleuthing. More » 