Sydney Buses has a free SMS trial of whole "MetroBus" network, for up-to-the-minute running times.
Simply SMS "0488-TXT-BUS" to use.
FREE for a LIMITED TIME ONLY!
See: http://www.131500.com.au/service-changes/late-breaking-news-…
Sydney Buses - Free SMS Trial!
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I wouldn't spend 20c more just to confirm that the buses will be late.
I get FREE SMS's to anyone, using SMSPUP.com
So, it's FREE for me.
But that's combining two 'deals' and you never mentioned anything about Smspup!
True. Put a Neg down for me! LOL :-)
is smspup free? what's an smspup point?
But that's nothing to do with the Sydney Buses service. That's a different deal. So your claim that it's free to use is not true as is. In general you have to pay to send the SMS.
And you say limited time. Will they start charging extra to receive your SMS?
You might want to add that you need to include your bus stop number in your text. Oh, and it's only available on seven routes.
…aren't metro buses some of the more frequent services, and for much of the way overlap with other bus routes? Wouldn't this sms service be better suited to routes that only see one or two buses an hour?
Metro buses don't have a timetable… just rough estimates like every 20 mins. Sometimes, the buses come back to back, and then not for another half an hour. This service would enable me to go get a coffee or take a walk if I've just missed a bus.
I see. I've experienced the "once every ___ minutes" way of running buses in Hong Kong, where the buses come often enough that there is much less waiting time.
I understand the merits of the sms service, though I think it would have the most benefit outside the metro area since services within the metro area are more frequent and more routes cover the same portion of road.
I used to wait for this bus back in high school that only came once every half hour, and there were several times when the bus had either shown up 15 minutes early, or had disappeared. If only they had this service back in the day. It's a pretty obvious idea to implement.
also if you had an iphone, you would be better off getting TripView Lite, made by Cityrail or some NSW governmnet thing
it has all the bus routes, ferries and train routes + maps that show you where the bus would be going
and is free forever but small downside is it won't remember your trips you searched or pay $1.19 AUD for an "unlocked" version
but yeah only for ipod touch or iphone.
I have the paid version of TripView, but it only provides what's on the timetable. Unfortunately, metrobuses don't follow any timetables. We're just told "every 10 mins" or some average frequency.
ahh..im so dissapointed about sydney train and bus system after cameback from my hongkong taiwan singapore holiday trip.
they have so much advance technologies compare with us down here.
Because their government is spending a lot on infrastructure where as here we are too concerned about 'big spending'. BTW, their Internet infrastructure is better than what we have now as well.
Their internet infrastructure is better because they don't have an opposition like our Liberal party opposing everything the govt does! If you want the NBN, maybe encourage your friends to note vote Liberal!
Please don't start as I cannot stop once started. It's sad to see still a silver tin train running. It's totally a shame that Sydney transport service is like a developping country. Those Asian countries have one of the best and advanced mass transport systems without doubt. (don't forget Japan).
You can see where the next bus is running and how long it takes to arrive at your bus stop. Trains are squeeky clean and they run on time like a magic generally. Train never dissapears with sudden notice of 'cancellation due to technical issues'. They don't do trackwork every single weekend either. Still Sydney Cityrail claims that they 'untangle complex rail network'. Look at the rail network in Tokyo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7591050@N06/3869445402/sizes/l/…
It makes you dizzy.I hope that kind of service is available here. well, the realty is not really much hope though.
No, no hope of that at all. I don't know how the other states are going with their all-in-one transport cards, but here in Sydney, we've been waiting for 10 years now. Don't know whose fault it is, but you'd think that the Australian company (ERG) that developed Hong Kong's Octopus Card (launched in 1997) would be capable of doing the same thing here in Sydney. And you'd be wrong.
Our train system is older than their's… and older technology has higher upgrade and maintenance costs. Also. they have the population density that brings about certain benefits…. here, people want big houses and less population density in their suburbs, so the cost of maintaining is higher per km. eg they have 5 or 6 million people living in a small area, while we have 4 million spread out over a much larger area. If you want to live closer to the city centre where population density is higher, you'll get more frequent buses and trains.
not a bargain per se
more suited for the forums?