Free WiFi on buses

Tur Bus and Claro Chile started a free service last week that lets passengers traveling with them between Santiago and different destination in the 5th region (most typically Viña del Mar and Valparaíso) to have access to WiFi (3G network). Only problem is that only 10 users can be connected at any one time but at least it is better than none.

To begin with 90 buses on the Santiago – Casa Blanca – Valparaíso route will have this free service in place and they look to extend it to other parts over the year.

Apparently the same service has already been running for around a year on the two-floor buses of the “Talca, Paris y Londres” bus company based in Talca.

Does anyone else know of any buses with this service either in Chile or other parts of South America?
Has anyone used the Wifi on any of the buses on the Valparaíso route?

Transantiago Price Rises

The Chilean Minister of Transport announced today that the prices to use Transantiago (the bus/metro system) will rise from the current $380 pesos to $400 pesos as of the 12th of February 2009.

This is the first price rise since this much questioned system came into existence two years ago.
The fare for buses will be fixed at $400 whereas the Metro (subway) has a tiered price range:
6.00 - 6.30am - $380
6.30 - 7.00am - $400
7.00 - 9.00am - $440
9.00am – 6.00pm - $400
6.00 - 8.00pm - $440
8.00 - 8.45pm - $400
8.45 – 11.00pm - $380

If you want to know how to take a bus in Santiago, check out the following guide with photos:
Santiago Bus System

What do you think of the Transantiago system?