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It's interesting to contrast that to Japan's standard "IC" card NFC system, with multiple vendors (Pasmo, Suica, etc.). Everything in that system is so blazing
by saidajigumi 8y ago
It's interesting to contrast that to Japan's standard "IC" card NFC system, with multiple vendors (Pasmo, Suica, etc.). Everything in that system is so blazing fast. Commute-hour Tokyo subways full of people moving as fast as they can without resorting to a full run, TAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAP... through the turnstiles, very low failure rates (I've never witnessed one), not really a noticeable delay, and it'll show you your balance if you can swivel your head fast enough as you're whipping through the gate.
It makes a much more recently deployed system in my area of the US look like a total embarrassment: seconds per processed tap, a much higher tap failure rate (regularly see tap failures for myself and others), etc.
- Tor3 8y agoYes, that's as close to perfect as it can get. Just rush through the turnstiles (and btw the default position is open - nothing stops you as long as the card has cash, so there's no pausing at all), figure out where the train (or subway) is after that, not to mention not having to figure out tickets from the machine. The only decent way to travel, just go go go, no delay. And you can use the same card to buy a coffee from the vending machines in the station. But then again trains and a lot more really work in Japan. Supermarket? No waiting for payment (card or otherwise) - they're using double-buffering.