(13 Jun 2015, 4:18 pm)aureolin wrote Botch job then basically? It's pointless doing something if it's not done right. As you'll know better than most, if they're not going to invest the time and resource now, then it's only going to be a bigger issue for them as more and more vehicles get WiFi and NSAs!
I didn't see one working NSA screen yesterday on the X3/X4 Sapphires. The only one that came close was stuck on the next stop being Middlesbrough bus station, despite us heading in the opposite direction. A similar story for the 22's batch in Durham.
Sounds like it from an outsider looking in..!
It's a one-off job, and then it's done until there are any changes (to the route or vehicle allocation). You need to put the effort in initially, otherwise there's no point doing it at all.
All of the Streetlites on the 22 that I've been on have displayed the default Hanover screen. I had assumed, like Go North East, they were still in the testing stages and they were perfecting the Next Stop Announcements before launching them.
Hanover are one of the most helpful suppliers out there - they're incredibly quick to respond to enquiries (support or sales) and their main engineer for the North East usually comes out within a few days of a call being logged. Arriva not making the most of this is absolutely crazy.