new pay-by-cash ticket dispenser

• SBS8033D

  22 Oct 08, 16:03

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  as for if really there's cash only ticket dispenser, I dun think e dot matrix and thermal printer size would have much diff... only thing maybe they went for thermal is cos it's very cheap

  but but, it's going to burn a big hole in e long run cos e ticket paper for thermal printer is dunno how many times more ex than dot matrix printer paper

  really ah? Last time is it take farecard and ticket then the inspector only check ticket?

• meltz

  22 Oct 08, 16:04

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  as for if really there's cash only ticket dispenser, I dun think e dot matrix and thermal printer size would have much diff... only thing maybe they went for thermal is cos it's very cheap

  but but, it's going to burn a big hole in e long run cos e ticket paper for thermal printer is dunno how many times more ex than dot matrix printer paper

  
  more excuse to increase bus fares mah :mrgreen:
• sbst275

  22 Oct 08, 16:05

  Originally posted by SBS8033D:

  really ah? Last time is it take farecard and ticket then the inspector only check ticket?

  
  tat's why last time fax machine not so popular, tat time many were thermal printers and those paper roll one roll is like $8 or sort and it's like 1/2 e thickness of 1 stack of A4 paper on sale at Popular

  yes, only check ticket

• sbst275

  22 Oct 08, 16:07

  Originally posted by meltz:

  
  more excuse to increase bus fares mah :mrgreen:

  
  now NTUC Fairprice their receipt also use thermal one... but tat one is supplier pay for it one

• Apex-LW'21

  22 Oct 08, 21:27

  To TS:
  Actually, u can find those new ticket dispenser on all B9TL (double deck), K230UB (single Deck) and SMRT Merc OC500LE buses (single deck) -- new buses to the fleet.. the tickets are thermal printed..
• eX.A.K.R.

  23 Oct 08, 00:05

  Originally posted by Apex-LW'21:

  To TS:
  Actually, u can find those new ticket dispenser on all B9TL (double deck), K230UB (single Deck) and SMRT Merc OC500LE buses (single deck) -- new buses to the fleet.. the tickets are thermal printed..

  SBS 73R (the heavily-refurbished OAC Scania N113CRB) also has it, I believe.

• Scania

  23 Oct 08, 00:28

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  as for if really there's cash only ticket dispenser, I dun think e dot matrix and thermal printer size would have much diff... only thing maybe they went for thermal is cos it's very cheap

  but but, it's going to burn a big hole in e long run cos e ticket paper for thermal printer is dunno how many times more ex than dot matrix printer paper

  Think of it in the good way, they don't need to buy ink. which saves them money overall.

• Roderick a.k.a Guai Kia

  23 Oct 08, 06:37

  LOL?Queen of Sgforum"Fireice" join the fight in bus forum..with 8033D

• the Bear

  23 Oct 08, 08:06

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  wat the dispenser thing for?
  
  red box with LCD panel

  it is to have an excuse to increase bus fares

• TIB537B

  23 Oct 08, 09:27

  I believe over the next few years, the existing validators should be replaced.

• sbst275

  23 Oct 08, 09:29

  Originally posted by Scania:

  Think of it in the good way, they don't need to buy ink. which saves them money overall.

  
  tat dot matrix ribbon can be used for very long one actually

• n4l

  23 Oct 08, 11:46

  Originally posted by TIB537B:

  I believe over the next few years, the existing validators should be replaced.

  Why would they? The existing ones are still working, it woudln't be cost effective to remove the old ones.

• ^tamago^

  23 Oct 08, 11:56

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• FireIce

  23 Oct 08, 11:57

  i saw this thing on 27 today

• sbst275

  23 Oct 08, 11:58

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  i saw this thing on 27 today

  
  all e new double deck and new single deck all got

• ^tamago^

  23 Oct 08, 11:58

  exiting shldnt be replaced but the new ones should jus use the new dispensers anyway
• sbst275

  23 Oct 08, 12:00

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  exiting shldnt be replaced but the new ones should jus use the new dispensers anyway

  
  but 1 CRB still got it anyway

  gao tong liao still refurbished somemore 

• TIB537B

  23 Oct 08, 12:17

  Originally posted by n4l:

  Why would they? The existing ones are still working, it woudln't be cost effective to remove the old ones.

  
  When refurbishing or the validator breakdown. Probably a few buses will get the new type ticket dispenser.

• n4l

  23 Oct 08, 12:24

  Originally posted by TIB537B:

  
  When refurbishing or the validator breakdown. Probably a few buses will get the new type ticket dispenser.

  Yeah, but not replacing it when its still working and stuff mah.

• TIB537B

  23 Oct 08, 12:27

  Originally posted by n4l:

  Yeah, but not replacing it when its still working and stuff mah.

  
  lolx. im thinking via the SBS73R line. haha

• SBS9888Y

  23 Oct 08, 14:01

  thermal tickets avoid fare cheating due to fading

• SBS8033D

  23 Oct 08, 14:09

  Originally posted by SBS9888Y:

  thermal tickets avoid fare cheating due to fading

  yes.I take SBS73R on 293 when coming back from tution then i see a 31JY ticket i still keep until now lah.Then i see.Eh?Why fade liao huh?

• FireIce

  23 Oct 08, 14:10

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  all e new double deck and new single deck all got

  then u can just say all the new buses got rite?

• SBS8033D

  23 Oct 08, 14:12

  All the new buses from B9s have the thermal ticket dispenser.

• FireIce

  23 Oct 08, 14:12

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  it is to have an excuse to increase bus fares

  precisely
  if the use money more wisely and on more useful stuff, they dun have to keep squeezing $$ from us