There should be an app just like this - that works
Seriously, this shouldn't be hard to get right and a tracking system so you know when (or if) the bus is coming is a no brainer. So I hope someone will create an app that works properly to take advantage of ubiquitous technology making it possible.
In the meanwhile there is this app. Sometimes it knows where the bus is but many days it doesn't. For the past week we have just been getting "vehicle position unavailable" messages so have to count on the bus showing up as scheduled. We have had many instances where new drivers were lost or forgot to pick up the child, so also having no visibility in the app that is supposed to show you where the bus is leaves you standing out in the cold for a long time wondering what will happen next and if an unplanned drive to the school will be necessary.
What prompted me to write this review, however, was a notification I just received saying that, over an hour after my six year old was supposed to be at school she is in an entirely different city many miles away from school so I'm wondering why she is there and / or where she actually is. Not so good when the app can't find the bus, but much more concerning when it can't find your child.
If I was a school administrator I wouldn't waste money on this product but find one that actually works. Or get some of your smarter students to write one, it isn't rocket science.
In the meanwhile there is this app. Sometimes it knows where the bus is but many days it doesn't. For the past week we have just been getting "vehicle position unavailable" messages so have to count on the bus showing up as scheduled. We have had many instances where new drivers were lost or forgot to pick up the child, so also having no visibility in the app that is supposed to show you where the bus is leaves you standing out in the cold for a long time wondering what will happen next and if an unplanned drive to the school will be necessary.
What prompted me to write this review, however, was a notification I just received saying that, over an hour after my six year old was supposed to be at school she is in an entirely different city many miles away from school so I'm wondering why she is there and / or where she actually is. Not so good when the app can't find the bus, but much more concerning when it can't find your child.
If I was a school administrator I wouldn't waste money on this product but find one that actually works. Or get some of your smarter students to write one, it isn't rocket science.
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