The Grand Poobah wrote:
> Then at the AirTrain station, it claimed I didn't have sufficient fare
> to enter the system despite having had bought a $10 ticket in the
> morning and used it only once. My friend had no such issue with either
> tickets. Heh. Oh well, it's just one day in the city and being out a
> couple bucks isn't a big deal, and didn't have the time or interest in
> pursuing it any further.
I've had the same issue with AirTrain. My daughter and I had identical
cards, mine went through fine, her's claimed not enough money. The
attendant corrected it at the AirTrain station.
> We were amazed when we saw taxis with a credit card slot and live TV via
> a LCD inside! First time using the MetroCard - I still remember my first
> visit when it was tokens (phased out about 5 years ago?). Ah, progress.
The Taipei Metro now has RFID tokens that are used for single rides,
with a card used for higher values. There was too much counterfeiting of
NYC subway tokens, but the RFID system would solve it, and it's faster
to pass the token over the reader than to swipe the card. |
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