Is this a curse or a blessing? http://www.japantoday.com/category/...to-enable-texting-net-access-on-subway-trains
God, I can see it now, more people yapping away on their phones like they do on the JR lines. It's usually not a Japanese person doing it, but other foreigner types. Although there was a bit of a brawl on the Sobu line a few months back between some Japanese men arguing about talking on the phone while on the train. I don't mind having the service for mail/texting, it's always a race to get a message sent before the train gets out of the station. The iPhone can be slow in getting a new signal and sending before the signal is gone again. Enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts, I guess.
Holy shit... no kidding? I hope this really happens, I get so sick of playing the mail sending game when a train arrives at the station. Write Mail between stations... Get to next station, wait for signal... Press send vigorously... Gamble if the mail-send will complete before train gets too far... Either die inside a little or scream with a joy of success! Hehehe...
Although there was a bit of a brawl on the Sobu line a few months back between some Japanese men arguing about talking on the phone while on the train.
Yeah, the nice thing about Japan is that talking on the phone in trains is considered very rude and people will call you out on it.
