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175. When would a teleportation device not increase the speed of your commute?

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175. When would a teleportation device not increase the speed of your commute?

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When would a teleportation device not increase the speed of your commute?


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When the physical distance takes less time to walk than to transport. Transporter completes the cycle in 7 seconds, so walking across a room can take less time. The 7s is just for the transport cycle. There's time necessary to input the coordinates, verify they're not inside a mountain or moving vehicle, etc., getting on and off the pad (and people who take their time doing so), safety check of the buffer and energizing coils, and a host of other things between each transport. So what if there's a long line for the transporter? It's safe to assume not everyone can afford one, so there would be a transporter station like a bus stop. If you're in a city, and it takes you 10 minutes to walk a couple blocks to your destination, but the transporter station at your street corner has 30 people waiting for it, it's possible that you'll get there faster by walking.
Another situation is when there's a power outage that affects the transporter.

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