On the Move - A look at the SBS bus services
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Hello to all,
Our forum is now PUBLIC!!!
Well, for those that have supported our previous forum. I would like to thank you. Could you please slgihly give your old comments again and send in new comments. Your comment would help a lot.
For those who do not know what I was talking about, this is basically a forum where you give opinions of SBS bus services and TVmobile. Please take some of your time to come sign in the forum once in a while.
^_^Have a Nice day
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Thanks,
Jon Lew and Jun Wei -
If you are
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IDEAS!!
::TVmobile::
Bad transmission
Good shows
Complains
Praises
::SBS::
Seats
Drivers
Happenings which you want to complain about/praise
Waiting time
Basically, anything that has got to do with SBS and TVmobile
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Thanks,
Jon Lew and Jun Wei -
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Thanks,
Jon Lew and Jun Wei -
I am pleased that SBS has made an effort to improve its bus services. With the introduction of the new Volvo Olympian SE buses, which sport digital live cameras to monitor passenger's alighting and boarding. The steps are also lower, and make it easier to step on to the bus. When i carry heavy stuff, i find it hard to step onto the steps if they are too far away or too high ya see.
Dar seats look better too.
But, as usual, the touchcard option is still under test.
well what da yer all think?
hehe
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it's gundimonti -
SBS buses are pretty neat. However, at peak periods, they can be quite squeezy. This can be be quite inconvenient to the old folks who have to alight. TV Mobile is a nice idea. It provides entertainment for the passengers. But, some people feel that it can be quite a nuisance and rather noisy. Also, the reception is quite bad, causing the passengers to lose interest in the shows quickly
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I would like to raise the topic on the handles. Are they too uncomfortable?
After holding it for too long, do you feel pain in your hand?
Another topic is the reception of TVmobile, just today, the bus had its TV switched off. Was it spioled or did the driver switch it off? -
hiz
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I like SBS buses.
I like TV mobile.
I like the handles.
I like the seats.
I like the air con.
I like the friendly bus drivers.
I like the posters.
I like the engine.
I like the bus fare. -
Hiz Shawn a.k.a jon lew rulz
Thanks for your comments -
HOWEVER
please elaborate on why you like the following things
if not
at least give a comment on TVmobile
THANKS
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Thanks,
Jon Lew and Jun Wei -
1. The reception of TV Mobile should be better, otherwise whenever the bus turns or brakes or anything, then there would be screeching sounds. Not very pleasant. If this problem can't be solved, then forget TV Mobile.
2. The seats are comfy.
3. Hopefully they'll upgrade the buses, especially 153 (I take that service), otherwise we'll get laoya pokkai buses that are practically boneshakers.
4. Most buses are air conditioned.
5. Most drivers don't glare at you when you board the bus with a silly grin on your face.
6. The buses should be more environmentally friendly. Black smoke emitted can cause air pollution. -
Should deploy more buses during peak periods
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SBS buses rock. this new high-tech thingy can even tell u how many available seats are on the upper deck on double decker buses. tv mobile is so kewl but when it 'hangs' it really freaks me out. SBS also has very lousy management. buses come very[a mild word] irregularly (once waited 50min to 1hr for abus) and are so jammed packed in the front while others at the upper deck and the end of the bus are stretching their legs with the extra space passengers are giving them by crowding in front. aircon is sometimes to cold but i'm unable to 'shift' it away cuz the 'fan thingy' is pulled out of its 'socket' by some perverted sicko.
SBS buses rocks. NOT!
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TVMobile sux...Spoil ur I-s cos' watchin' TV while bus movin'. Lame! Do away with it lah! Watchin' it gives pple headaches, and da transmission is lousy.
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TV Mobile sux... the transmission is horrendously lousy... the picture on screen always seems to stop dead at some crucial point... like one time they were showing mr bean (they always seem to be showing mr. bean.... -sigH-) and suddenly the picture froze at a point where his face was scruched up.... aeeee ....and summore tv mobile gives u a horrenulous headache
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Whoever says that SBS buses are irregular and slow........most prob they din go to other countries B4.
In Auzzie Brisbane at 8pm...you miss a bus...that's it.....1 hour of waiting....
In Auzzie Brisbane.....want to go from one suburban to another? Take the bus to the city and switch to another bus from city to destination...no direct bus one.
Dun get it? it's like you want to go from bishan to hougang..but have to take bus to orchard then change bus to hougang....no such thing as direct bus one. F up man.....
in Auzzie..cannot miss the bus....or you will be 1/2 to 1 hr late liao.
So after that, I learn to appreciate local transport system!!! -
I really wish the touchcard thing was up. That way i wouldnt have to waste time on waiting for the MRT card to load. Seat headrests should be padded for more comfort.
Handlebars are real tiring they make your hand red. and Hot.
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it's gundimonti -
Okay, I think TV Mobile is basically a good creation to a certain extent. It screens interesting shows at times and I think it is a good way to keep us from being bored on a long bus rides. Also, its volume is not high enough to disturb passengers who are resting. But when you are on a crowded bus it is somehow meaningless because we cannot hear anything and most of our views are blocked. When the bus jerks or turns it is also irritating to the eye due to the lousy transmission. TV Mobile has its benefits and bad points, but it is generally an innovative idea and I would encourage SBS to continue with such a scheme as long as they do not increase bus fares b'coz of this.
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TV mobile still sux... especially when it makes funny noises, is too loud or too soft.Den the picture's fuzzy and the shows are boring.
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I have a suggestion to make to SBS about TV Mobile. I think it's a better idea to install TV Mobile at bus-stops instead of in buses. The reasons are very obvious :
1. The reception will definitely be better.
2. I think people find it much boring to wait for buses than the bus journey...
Think about it, commuters complain about the overcrowding, waiting and not the long bus journey rite ?
3. U don't have to worry about the volume cos i believe it's noisy in the open air than inside a bus where the sound waves are trapped inside a bus.
4. U get a larger viewership cos people walking past the bus stops can also get a glimpse of TV Mobile whereas if inside a bus, only those people taking that bus can see...
U see it's a much better idea to install TV Mobile at bus-stops, so anyone can forward my suggestion to SBS or MediaCorps.
I don't know people are taking the TV Mobile thing so badly but i guess nowadays people's entertainment expectations are high so... -
I appreciate and thank all of you who have signed in this forum.
However, please do come back whenever you have new ideas, new feelings, new encounters.
Or something else you want to complain about the SBS buses.
And maybe you could aslo talk about the new buses. Heard it has real cool functions.
Thanks man
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Thanks,
Jon Lew and Jun Wei -
I agree that TV Mobile should be placed at busstops instead of buses. Budden it wun be called TV Mobile anymore. It'll be TV Stationery. The buses need more leg space for those fat people and hope that the touchcard thingy becomes operational soon. It'll be so much more convenient without the irritating bus tix.
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tv mobile?
i usually dun find one on those buses i take home
or even if there's one
now i dun bother watching the shows
which seem to be getting more and more spaz
i rather rest [on the not considered "comfortable" seats] 
blah blah blah
and yesh, there are some real power bus drivers
who can either make the bus jerk like hell
or move as fast as an injured "tortoise"
p.s. anyone realises that irs sux?
p.p.s anyone realises that project's day ain great?
p.p.p.s anyone realises that this is a lame message?
p.p.p.p.s anyone realises that whoever read this message is lame?