- The TTC has confirmed that the free Wi-Fi service in the Toronto Subway tunnels is being discontinued because upgrading it would be too costly.
The transit agency told CP24 that upgrading the internet infrastructure in the subway stations would cost $17 million, and it thinks that money would be better spent on actual transit upgrades.
The Wi-Fi service is set to shutter at the end of the year, but the TTC says that since reliable cellular service hit the tunnels, the Wi-Fi service has been barely used and dropped 65 percent. Now, only two percent of riders use the Wi-Fi.
That lines up with my experience riding the subway downtown, too. I used to use the Wi-Fi all the time, but I haven’t connected since cell service rolled out in December of 2023.
There are more 5G upgrades coming to the subway network, too, which should help even more people connect when in the closed-off tunnels.
Source: CP24
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