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Reading NFC transit passes doesn't sound too exciting. I mean, if a phone has an NFC chip, why not use the phone (plus an app) instead of a transit pass, tappin
by maratc 9y ago
Reading NFC transit passes doesn't sound too exciting. I mean, if a phone has an NFC chip, why not use the phone (plus an app) instead of a transit pass, tapping with your phone where you're expected to tap with your pass? This is like your phone wouldn't come with a music player, but would come with a full-fledged oscillograph instead.
- ben1040 9y agoThere is this Android app that allows you to read your transit pass to check the balance. It's pretty handy with a Clipper Card, for example. http://codebutler.github.io/farebot/ http://codebutler.github.io/farebot/ That said Chicago seems to have the most convenient system along the lines of what you're talking about -- you can use plain old tap and pay at the terminal with Apple Pay or Android Pay.
- maratc 9y agoReading balance is not too exciting, as I said. There doesn't seem to be any Android apps to let your phone function as a transit pass. I understand why it would be cool to let your phone replace your transit pass (as it's cool to let your phone replace your credit card), but I don't understand why it's cool to let your phone replace a transit pass reader.
- cwyers 9y agoBecause I own a phone and not a transit pass reader?
- ben1040 9y agoBecause I often forget how much I have on my card, and tapping my card is easier than logging into the web portal.
- kalleboo 9y agoJapan-model Android phones ship with an app called "Osaifu-Keitai" which you can load up with a transit pass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaifu-Keitai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaifu-Keitai
- rhodysurf 9y agoThat was what the original poster was saying: Using the phone as the pass instead, not reading the pass itself
- ornitorrincos 9y agowhere I live you can also recharge the cards using the phone, which while not as useful as using the phone, it's more than a simple reader.