When does the next bus arrive?
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This new service by SingTel and SBS Transit.. what are your comments?
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what a scam...
anyhow put a message "will be there in 5 minutes" and charge people money for it..
who do they think they are? dial-a-porn?
it's crap...
moronic management should have spent the money on training the drivers rather than putting technology which is less than useless... -
I dont see what is the logic of paying 30 cents just to know what is the SCHEDULED time of arrival.
Perhaps I sould sms them the whole day to get the full day's schedule during the free trail period, and then I wont ever have to sms them again. -
It aint free anyway. 10¢ per SMS for the trail period.Originally posted by huaiwei:I dont see what is the logic of paying 30 cents just to know what is the SCHEDULED time of arrival.
Perhaps I sould sms them the whole day to get the full day's schedule during the free trail period, and then I wont ever have to sms them again. -
They take singaporeans for what? Dumb?
How about knowing when the next GE will arrive?
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1. need to pay? whos going to be paid?Originally posted by kuekj:This new service by SingTel and SBS Transit.. what are your comments?
2. how accurate? how much variance? if it says 3 mins, now, will it become 5 mins seconds later, and will the bus, in the end, come in 10? 2?
3. is it going to make their service better, or just a way of making us put up with lousy service by distraction and information - the false sense of control?
4. is it going to increase passenger expectation too much that they may end up receiving more complains? -
i think this would have been a different thing if the service is FREE.
but it wun be a gd thing if some ppl bo tai bo ji spam the system. -
Agreed. It's crap.Originally posted by the Bear:what a scam...
anyhow put a message "will be there in 5 minutes" and charge people money for it..
who do they think they are? dial-a-porn?
it's crap...
moronic management should have spent the money on training the drivers rather than putting technology which is less than useless...
Express 518 approximate arrival timetable are displayed at all bus stops along its route, who would use such a service since passengers will know when the next Express 518 bus will arrive from the information at the bus stop.
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gohby say:
It aint free anyway. 10¢ per SMS for the trail period.
huiz say:i think this would have been a different thing if the service is FREE.
service is FREE for the first month (until 19 nov 2004)
but it wun be a gd thing if some ppl bo tai bo ji spam the system.
service costs 10 cents from then on until march 2005
service costs 30 cents from april 2005 onwards
trial on 518 is for 6 months.
the bear say:what a scam...
sbstransit does not profit from the sms service at all. the news says only singtel does.
anyhow put a message "will be there in 5 minutes" and charge people money for it..
who do they think they are? dial-a-porn?
it's crap...
moronic management should have spent the money on training the drivers rather than putting technology which is less than useless...
oso sms service only for express routes and buses which are not that frequent. it oso offers more flexibility than a static notice board offering fixed bus times.
maybe people living in areas far from town need it leh? a few people can never know what the rest think. u dun like, dun use lor....no need to complain.
if it turns out to be unprofitable/low usage, i am sure singtel will eventually stop offering the service. -
service is free for the first 1 mth, but i am a m1 user. can i even try tat?
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know liao so what??
unless the bus-stop is right downstairs..... -
This is redundant for Sv 518 (As they have ETA plates at the bus stops it serves)... There are much more rts that needs it like 93
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Good thing here is that you can know it anythime anywhere (Provided if you know the bus stop number)...Originally posted by Estee:know liao so what??
unless the bus-stop is right downstairs..... -
No... SINGTEL niaOriginally posted by huiz:service is free for the first 1 mth, but i am a m1 user. can i even try tat? -
It is based on their actual timetable (Exclude traffic jams)...Originally posted by wuming78:1. need to pay? whos going to be paid?
2. how accurate? how much variance? if it says 3 mins, now, will it become 5 mins seconds later, and will the bus, in the end, come in 10? 2?
3. is it going to make their service better, or just a way of making us put up with lousy service by distraction and information - the false sense of control?
4. is it going to increase passenger expectation too much that they may end up receiving more complains?
FYI, Sv 518 frequency is long, 20-25 mins -
then if u know liao then?? if it takes really long then what?? dun wait?? get a cab??Originally posted by sbst275:Good thing here is that you can know it anythime anywhere (Provided if you know the bus stop number)... -
Then bo hua liao loh.Originally posted by sbst275:No... SINGTEL nia -
Correct... But it is based on their timetable... Better if you could remember the bus stop no so that you can use it anytime anywhere not just at BSOriginally posted by tranquilice:Agreed. It's crap.
Express 518 approximate arrival timetable are displayed at all bus stops along its route, who would use such a service since passengers will know when the next Express 518 bus will arrive from the information at the bus stop. -
i dun like tis new system...
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Originally posted by sbst275:No... SINGTEL nia
then it is of no much use to me even if the project is deemed successful & applies to other bus numbers as well. -
FYI, Sv 518 has ETA plates on bus stops to tell the Estimated Time ArrivalOriginally posted by Estee:then if u know liao then?? if it takes really long then what?? dun wait?? get a cab??
FYI, Sv 518 frequency is 20-25 mins -
SBS is trying to extend it to StarHub and M1Originally posted by huiz: then it is of no much use to me even if the project is deemed successful & applies to other bus numbers as well. -
then as u said.... redundant.Originally posted by sbst275:FYI, Sv 518 has ETA plates on bus stops to tell the Estimated Time Arrival
FYI, Sv 518 frequency is 20-25 mins -
i think so. then u can gauge whether u still wanna wait for the bus or take a cab instead.Originally posted by Estee:then if u know liao then?? if it takes really long then what?? dun wait?? get a cab?? -
Effective if you are not at bus stop (Unless you memorise the bus stop number). So that you need not worry that the bus has left/ arrived when you reached the bus stopOriginally posted by Estee:then as u said.... redundant.
It has its pros and cons