Monday 28 February 2011

Mumbai Indicator - Get Local Train Timings on Your Mobile


How to use?

Application Installation 


  • Allow application to start automatically.
  • You must register the application to Mobond. Allow application to send a national sms.
  • Application is supported for java enabled phones (CLDC 1.0 or above and MIDP 1.1 or above)

Using the application

Navigating for train

Example: 

You are at Andheri. You want to reach Dadar. Dadar is in the up direction from Andheri.
  • Select route as western.
  • Select direction as Churchgate.
  • Select Andheri as your current position.
  • List of all the trains going towards Churchgate would be listed from the current time onwards.
  • Select the train you want to go by.
  • The timings for the selected train from Andheri to the destination will be shown.

Sharing the application.

  • Switch on the Bluetooth.
  • Select "Menu" which is to the left bottom of the home screen.
  • Scroll and select "Share App".
  • Phone will search surrounding Bluetooth capable devices.
  • Select the appropriate device.
  • Select "Send".    (If you are using older phones it might happen that you can't share this application because your device does not support bluetooth OBEX push.)

Upgrading the application.

  • Select "Menu".
  • Scroll and select "Upgrade".
  • You will be informed that a browser will be opened and application will be closed. Close the application. Browser will launch.
  • You will be asked whether you want to go to a web adress. Click yes.
  • If upgrade is available, link for new application will be shown to you in the browser.
  • Click on Download.
  • New version of application will be downloaded and installed.

Finding BEST routes

  • BEST Routes->
  • Source and destination->
  • Source->Type, search & select desired stop
  • Destination -> select stop
  • Select Menu->Find
  • Get list of bus no.s
  • Select Bus no. to see its route

Indian Railways PNR status

  • Enter 10 digit PNR -> Ok-> Allow SMS to send to Google.It has tie up with Indian Railways(This is normal SMS)
  • You will receive SMS from Google

Mumbai Auto & Taxi fare

  • Type, search & select meter reading
  • Get Day & mid night fare. 

SETTINGS

To disable commercial SMS
-Settings->Unsubscribe commercials->
(You no longer can use this software until you subscribe for commercials again)

To receive information alerts of Sunday Mega Block information and new features and updates of m-Indicator through SMS by Google SMS Channel
-Settings-> Subscribe free alerts.

To disable information Alert SMS
-Settings->Unsubscribe free alerts. 

To set the software clock.
(In some phones the software clock shows different time than actual, you can correct this software clock)
-Settings->set clock->adjust the clock & OK

Getting information about application and the date of timetable information update

  • Select "Menu" which is to the left bottom of the home screen.
  • Scroll and select to "About


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