Travel between Hoboken and Manhattan
The links in the Option column generally lead to Trip Planner tools at the provider’s web site Option More Info Ticketing PATH (Map) Click through and use the opton to Select Line Option 1 – World Trade Center Option 2 – 33rd Street MetroCard and SmartLink NJT Bus (Map, Schedule) Click through and enter your Origin […] Read More
Identifing the train makes Alerts even more helpful
Summary: The Participate feature allows you to optionally identify the train affected. That information is then shown as part of the alert (in Recent Alerts, push notifications, and e-mails [Premium feature]) Based on your My Commute settings (Origin, Destination, Primary route), and the time of day, the app queries official schedule data provided by NJT, LIRR and […] Read More
What’s new in Version 2.3.7
Improved End-user Experience Added contextual train details to Recent Alerts Added train details to push notifications Removed train details from click-through Improved CSS / look-and-feel for Recent Alerts Added App Help menu option New Premium Features Holiday reminders / Advice Added train details to Premium e-mails Improved rendering of train location and origin when viewing […] Read More
All riders benefit from all sharers
Some alerts are only of interest to riders on the route where it happens. Other alerts are of broader interest. Clever Commute supports this need two ways Some users (including the Admin [Conductor Josh]) have the ability to direct an alert to a wider audience. These are the so-called Rail Warriors. Clever Commmute technolgy uses artificial […] Read More
Snowstorm: Feb 9, 2017
Good luck today! Please be safe! …and remember to share info with fellow commuters via our free app! Carrier Headlines Official info NJ Transit Expects to operate regular service on its bus, rail, light rail and Access Link services Cross honoring on bus, rail and light rail starting at 4:00 AM Thursday Detailed Customer Notice […] Read More
What’s new in Clever Commute Version 2.3.6
Improvements Recent Alerts Show relevant data when no there are no immediate user-generated issues reported Added Fonts/Colors/Keywords Streamlined processing of mails / messages from Port Authority Train location map is more descriptive Clarified / Updated iOS App store listing Back-end Fixes and Infrastructure Work Optimized real-time checks for best practices Improved formatting of train-specific messages track […] Read More
Thoughts on Track Predictions (and our Track Predictor)
Play it safe! Please do not descend to track level until your train has been announced. In case you have not yet seen the visual walk-through of how it works, please visit this page. We do not guarantee that we will predict your track with 100% accuracy. But we do our best to de-stress your […] Read More
Easy on the eyes 🙂
The Picture (click to enlarge) Need to Know Here is how the Recent Alerts feed looks Before… (By the way: Yes! Premium users can get multiple routes in thier feed. Ref: “33&66” as well as “Gladstone-Morristown Lines”) And here is After As you can see, numbers, keywords and stations (not shown in this […] Read More
Troubleshooting push notifications
When we hear from customers who are not getting their push notifications, this is what fixes it: Uninstall the app completely Install the very latest version Open the app and sign in Note: if you’d like to do a test, then follow these steps
Read MoreVersion 2.3.4
What’s new: In order to ensure that Push Notifications work properly on all modern devices, we upgraded the app itself and the back-end logic which sends them. Related posts: How Push Notifications are implemented in our app. How to manage Push Notifications (for any app) on your device
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