[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by emathias

It's generally too loud to talk on the phone while on the train. I've seen, maybe, a half-dozen phone calls (and answered exactly one myself) while on the train in the 15 years Chicago has had the capability and it's not an issue. On train runs that are nearly all commuters, it's actually eerily quiet and everyone has their nose in their phone using the web or other internet service, without fail.

And don't forget that the elevated part of the system has always had cell service and it hasn't been a problem there, either.

well i would totally disagree with you about that in ny re the elevated sections.