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February 21, 2014 01:35 am GMT

NYC Subway Riders Spent 47 Years on the Internet in 2013

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The introduction of Wi-Fi and wireless service is great for locals and visitors alike. . . as long as it doesn't lead to phone calls on trains in transit.

Almost every New Yorker and visitor that connected to Wi-Fi in a subway station last year was on a smartphone: 2.5 million of 2.6 million Wi-Fi connections occurred on the mobile devices.

The most popular kind of smartphone? iPhones.

Almost three-quarters of all connections happened on the iPhone compared to 17% on Samsung Galaxy and 3% on an iPod Touch, iPad, and Samsung Galaxy Note.

This, according to Transit Wireless, which powered Wi-Fi and wireless service in 36 of New York City's underground subway stations in 2013. Read more...

More about Iphone, New York City, Wifi, Wireless, and Mass Transit

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