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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 10:32 am
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ALW
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I was going to post something similar [replying to cedric here]. The problem with the current system is that it's only on a couple of trains and only one route (and those trains are already the ones that business travellers probably want, it might have been good to put it on the 6pm train instead).

Do you know why the Ottawa lounge isn't included? I was surprised the last time I did this that there was no service. It's not listed on the site either, even though Toronto, Montreal, Dorval, and Kingston (!) have the service.

Montreal-Ottawa might be a bit short for $9/day compared to the Toronto runs, it will be interesting to see if they get more of the $4 for 15 minutes variety (one check mid-way to download mail). Pay-per-use seems designed not to be used, $4 for 15 minutes and $18/hour after that! The breakeven point (vs. daily) is 35 minutes. Though the monthly for $46 would be good for regular commuters on that run.

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