Live bus info....

[Bic Basher]

You don't need a smartphone to use this service. I use a cheap as chips Nokia X2 with the built in browser and it works a treat.

[stephen509]

As long as they don't raise the price of a Oyster weekly to add this service Im happy

[Jeremy]

We live close to some of the worst areas in London (and I'm guessing the whole country) for street robbery - many of the local bus routes travel through them. You need to be careful. Especially at night, it is a really, really bad idea to start thumbing away on your iphone at a bus stop.

I think TfL should be very careful with their advice...

[Bic Basher]

I've found a flaw with the service. While waiting for a bus at the Ondine Road stop at Dog Kennel Hill, the phone told me a 176 and a 484 would arrive in 4 mins. 2 mins later a 40, 484 and a 176 only going to Sydenham arrived, none of which showed on the phone.

[Frankito]

Calling all train-spotters,...

[Applespider]

Were you using the main site or the mobile version?

When I was bookmarking my local stops, I did notice that the main version on the computer was missing a bus or two that the mobile version was showing.

Then again, even when sitting at a Countdown stop, buses would randomly appear and disappear. The timings are also based on the average time between two stops so if there's little traffic or a bus gets through lots of green lights or no request stops, it can go from 2 minutes to due within about 30 seconds.

[drew]

There is now an app that links straight to this website - and is much user friendly - its called London Bus Checker (by Fat Attitude). It has a countdown board as well as route information - which can be handy for unfamiliar routes.

Overall, I find the website and app very accurate: I have never had a problem so far. Like the National Rail app - its a life changer! No need to stand in the cold for long in the winter ...

[KidKruger]

The website (or maybe the app) was covered on BBC London news this evening.

Public polled seemed on average seemed indifferent.

If you use buses and have a smart phone it a godsend surely !!

[damzel]

It's a brilliant tool. I've been using it for the past few weeks (thanks to OP for sharing) and it saves me time and stress in the morning as I know exactly when to leave the house. No more running for me! Love it

[zephyr]

On android - Buscount - London Bus Live

[Arash010]

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if you have any such kind of problem then you can also solve like this.

bunk

[ultrauk]

iphone app is out & called "bus checker" at ?1.99. Its brilliant

[Willard]

ultrauk Wrote:

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> iphone app is out & called "bus checker" at ?1.99.

> Its brilliant

Hi Ultra, I've been looking at this - how accurate is it?

W

[StraferJack]

It takes data from same place the physical bus stop counters do so it's as accurate as those (ie basically accurate-enough most of the time, with occassional buses dropping into black holes)

As a 37 user, it's invaluable - "23 minutes to next one? Time for a pint first" And when it says 2 minutes left I leave the pub and the bus turns up. What's not to like

(you don't need to buy the app - there is a website address, but that is a bit less manageable with favourites etc)

[Pickle]

I saw the news item on this last night, and think it's a great app - however they kept showing people standing at bus stops with their smart phones out... surely this isn't sensible? Can't help but think they're easy targets for thieves :(

[ClareC]

Pickle Wrote:

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> I saw the news item on this last night, and think

> it's a great app - however they kept showing

> people standing at bus stops with their smart

> phones out... surely this isn't sensible? Can't

> help but think they're easy targets for thieves :(

I thought that too...... It's a fantastic invaluable service, just crap to benefit fully you put yourself at risk of muggers :-(

[KidKruger]

Yes but there is the MuggerRepel App, which you can use to scare away those nasty Muggers.

[drew]

Refer my initial posting yesterday:

"There is now an app that links straight to this website - and is much user friendly - its called London Bus Checker (by Fat Attitude). It has a countdown board as well as route information - which can be handy for unfamiliar routes.

Overall, I find the website and app very accurate: I have never had a problem so far. Like the National Rail app - its a life changer! No need to stand in the cold for long in the winter ...

[StraferJack]

It doesn't need an app for plenty of people to be yammering away or using their phones at bus-stops. They do it all the time

But if you are worried you can do it before leaving home/work/wherever