困在黑暗的city loop近两个小时，这都不是事儿/Loop里边可以更爽的聊微信喽！
困在黑暗的city loop近两个小时，这都不是事儿/Loop里边可以更爽的聊微信喽！(4G网络大升级进了冰冷和黑漆漆的地下铁)
2016-12-15 澳洲游洋雅思 mel_游洋雅思
前几年刚到墨尔本的小伙伴们乘坐火车凡是进入City Loop以后手机完全没有信号很耽误事对不对？！很多人打着打着电话就开始“喂！喂！喂喂喂！CIAO~~”。但是去年起，City Loop里边竟然可以尽情的玩手机了。最近，还有一个好消息哦：未来在墨尔本地铁玩手机会更流畅啦！维州政府将与4G网络供应商沃达丰（Vodafone）和诺基亚（Nokia）进行高级别谈判，升级墨尔本地铁系统的4G移动网络。
《先驱太阳报》报道，两大供应商已经与维州政府达成协议，为墨尔本所有的地铁线路搭载4G网络，同时，还为政府提供更精确的地铁时间表及晚点时间信息单和维修工作。然而，这一计划4G网络线路是只有沃达丰的用户能用还是所有手机网络都能使用，尚未得出定论。
据了解，这一计划如果得到批准，将在6个月内推出，而谈判也已即将进入最终阶段，这就意味着，政府正在商讨最终结果。
维州财政厅长帕拉斯（Tim Pallas）表示，这一计划以市场为导向，将商业领域与公共服务领域合作。4G移动网络升级将在近几年里在V/Line线率先进行。
然而，一些网民则表示，如果这一计划只有沃达丰的用户才能使用，那这一计划还有什么意义？（就是嘛，有福同享嘛）
The Victorian Government has reached an agreement with Optus, Telstra and Vodaphone to extend mobile coverage to the City Loop tunnels, Premier Denis Napthine and Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder announced today.
“For the first time, metro rail passengers, through their mobile phone carrier, will have high-quality mobile coverage throughout the City Loop tunnels and its underground stations,” Dr Napthine said.
“This will ensure that Melbourne’s City Loop tunnels and underground stations will be mobile phone friendly.
“No longer will a passenger on a mobile phone need to say ‘I’m just about to cut out, I’m going through the Loop.
“Improved mobile coverage means being able to make an uninterrupted phone call, send a text or an email, continuously stream videos and music, surf the web or any of the other thousands of uses that people now rely on their phones and other mobile devices to do.”
Dr Napthine said the Victorian Government’s multi-million dollar investment from state rail body VicTrack had delivered the infrastructure to enable mobile coverage.
“Mobile phone coverage throughout the underground section of the City Loop will improve commuters’ travelling experience and the service provided within the railway network,” Dr Napthine said.
Mr Mulder welcomed the project that uses the infrastructure installed as a part of the $152 million Digital Train Radio System project to allow mobile coverage in the City Loop tunnels and its stations.
“Mobile coverage will stop phones dropping out and give commuters access to the internet via their carrier, at the users cost,” Mr Mulder said.
“By the end of 2014, Phase 1 will deliver 3G wireless services. Phase 2 in 2015 will deliver the full solution for all carriers to provide 4G wireless services.”
Mr Mulder said this project built on the improvements to the metropolitan rail system already implemented by the Victorian Government.
“Since coming to government we have improved on-time performance, reduced overcrowding and from next year we will be making public transport cheaper through reducing the cost of travel across Zones 1 and 2 to the same cost as Zone 1,” Mr Mulder said.
This announcement is on top of funding allocated in the 2014-15 State Budget for an upgrade to the City Loop fire and emergency equipment, bringing it into line with current safety standards.
Regional Victorians are also set to receive better internet connectivity, with the Victorian Government recently committing $40 million to fix mobile blackspots and deliver free Wi-Fi on V/Line’s commuter belt trains.
Wireless mobile coverage in the City Loop has been largely funded by VicTrack, on behalf of the Victorian Government and by the carriers themselves, led by Optus.