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[admin]

Dammit - Forest Hill is ahead of us ... where is SydSoc when you need 'em?
From: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/28 ... _stations/

Passengers travelling on London Overground are to get free internet access after the body that runs the train network, London Overground Rail Operations Limited, signed a deal with The Cloud to roll out Wi-Fi at its stations.

The contract will give travellers one hour of free online access every day, at any station on the network.

The Wi-Fi rollout, which will cover all 56 London overground train stations, will begin in the summer and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Commuters will be asked to complete a one-time registration process before being given access to the service, according to The Cloud.

The major stations on the network that are scheduled to get Wi-Fi before the end of 2012 include:

Willesden Junction and West Hampstead in north London.
New Cross Gate, Forest Hill, West Croydon and Norwood Junction in south London.
Surrey Quays, Dalston, Wapping and Hackney Central in east London.
Kensington Olympia and Shepherd's Bush in west London.

[CaptainCarCrash]

Will there be a rise in techno junk muggings?

[Rachael]

With the frequency of Overground trains, I'm not sure I'm ever on the platform long enough these days to make use of wifi.

[michael]

The Wi-Fi rollout, which will cover all 56 London overground train stations, will begin in the summer and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

This would indicate that Sydenham will be covered by the end of 2012 as well. The list of major stations is just that, a list of major stations.

Hopefully Forest Hill (the busiest* LOROL managed station) will be prioritised ahead of others on the others on the network. However, my first priority would go to Canada Water, where more people change train and it is harder to get mobile signals (phone or 3G).

* measured by passenger entrance or exits (not changing trains)