Comments on: Musings on the G train’s PA problem http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/09/musings-on-the-g-trains-pa-problem/ A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 22:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alon Levy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/09/musings-on-the-g-trains-pa-problem/#comment-62610 Alon Levy Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:41:07 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3293#comment-62610 Ben, are you implying the subway's PA is useful? Or for that matter distinguishable from background noise? Ben, are you implying the subway’s PA is useful? Or for that matter distinguishable from background noise?

]]> By: herenthere http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/09/musings-on-the-g-trains-pa-problem/#comment-62608 herenthere Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:44:02 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3293#comment-62608 On my cell phone bill, I get a surcharge titled "MTA Telecom Surcharge"...is that related to cell phone service? On my cell phone bill, I get a surcharge titled “MTA Telecom Surcharge”…is that related to cell phone service?

]]> By: kvnbklyn http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/09/musings-on-the-g-trains-pa-problem/#comment-62509 kvnbklyn Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:08:09 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3293#comment-62509 What a bad article. She uses Hoyt Schermerhorn to make a point about the lack of speakers in the system when, in fact, Hoyt Schermerhorn has speakers that work and are usually quite audible. The problem here isn't the speakers, it's whether anyone at the MTA bothered to make an announcement. I used to live in Clinton Hill and waited for the G at HS frequently. All sorts of stupid announcements would be made about standing back from the platform edge, or telling you that an A or C train was one station away, but never was there an announcement about why I and my fellow hundreds of passengers had been waiting over half an hour for a G. The MTA's technological backwardness is frightening. How about using the telephone lines that go to all those pay phones to bring status updates to passengers on the platforms? And when has a station agent ever known anything about anything? And how do they help getting information to the passengers on the platform when they're not supposed to leave their booths? Fire them all an use the money that went to their salaries for universal cell phone coverage underground so people can get updates directly to their phones - and call 911 if they're in trouble. What a bad article. She uses Hoyt Schermerhorn to make a point about the lack of speakers in the system when, in fact, Hoyt Schermerhorn has speakers that work and are usually quite audible. The problem here isn’t the speakers, it’s whether anyone at the MTA bothered to make an announcement. I used to live in Clinton Hill and waited for the G at HS frequently. All sorts of stupid announcements would be made about standing back from the platform edge, or telling you that an A or C train was one station away, but never was there an announcement about why I and my fellow hundreds of passengers had been waiting over half an hour for a G.

The MTA’s technological backwardness is frightening. How about using the telephone lines that go to all those pay phones to bring status updates to passengers on the platforms?

And when has a station agent ever known anything about anything? And how do they help getting information to the passengers on the platform when they’re not supposed to leave their booths? Fire them all an use the money that went to their salaries for universal cell phone coverage underground so people can get updates directly to their phones – and call 911 if they’re in trouble.

]]> By: theloosh http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/09/musings-on-the-g-trains-pa-problem/#comment-62508 theloosh Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:53:02 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3293#comment-62508 Look on the bright side. The subway is basically a time capsule from 1910-1950 anyway, since it has changed so little. Wouldn't want to screw that up with new technology. People will forget their heritage. :-) Once upon a time, people had to use phones to call each other with calling trees, and had to yell down the platform to tell people when there was a problem. It could work...just saying... Since it seems there's no hope of technological advances being added, might as well go with the cheap solutions. So, do agent booths have phones? Look on the bright side. The subway is basically a time capsule from 1910-1950 anyway, since it has changed so little. Wouldn’t want to screw that up with new technology. People will forget their heritage. :-) Once upon a time, people had to use phones to call each other with calling trees, and had to yell down the platform to tell people when there was a problem. It could work…just saying… Since it seems there’s no hope of technological advances being added, might as well go with the cheap solutions. So, do agent booths have phones?

]]> By: herenthere http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/09/musings-on-the-g-trains-pa-problem/#comment-62507 herenthere Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:49:22 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3293#comment-62507 What happened to the MTA giving out blackberries to station agents (for those who have not yet been fired)? What happened to the MTA giving out blackberries to station agents (for those who have not yet been fired)?

]]> By: SEAN http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/09/musings-on-the-g-trains-pa-problem/#comment-62506 SEAN Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:05:49 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3293#comment-62506 What was that? I didn't here your anouncement. LOL What was that? I didn’t here your anouncement. LOL

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