Got an iPhone? Get Real-time NextBus Information!

Filed Under Feature Stories, Municipal Transit, Real-time Passenger Information Systems, University Transit

Web connection and graphical interface provides perfect source for bus arrival information.

Millions of iPhone users can take advantage of the built in web browser and the good to great connection speeds to find out when the bus they’re looking for will arrive.

Here’s how to put your iPhone to work finding you the next bus:

To access NextBus information using your iPhone, specify the URL: www.nextbus.com on the phone. You can choose to use mobile version or the full-featured website.
Select your location, your transit agency, your route, and then your stop.The most current prediction for the arrival time of the next vehicle will then be displayed.
We highly recommend that you “bookmark” the pages you are most likely to use. First, select the stop or stops you most frequently use such that the current prediction is displayed. Then bookmark the stop by hitting the ‘+’ at the bottom of browser window.
You also can add your stop info to your home screen so it will be instantly available.
If a prediction is already displayed on your phone, simply push the ‘refresh’ link at the bottom of the page to get the most up to date information.

NextBus! Now you have one more reason to buy an iPhone–or to get much more value from the one you own.

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