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Most people who live in Boston use the reloadable CharlieCard (https://www.mbta.com/fares/charliecard https://www.mbta.com/fares/charliecard) - these report as
by cypherpunks01 2y ago
Most people who live in Boston use the reloadable CharlieCard (https://www.mbta.com/fares/charliecard https://www.mbta.com/fares/charliecard) - these report as Mifare Classic 1k, which is a similar chip
There are single-use fares as well, the "CharlieTicket" that you might've encountered.
More CharlieCard NFC info:
https://medium.com/@bobbyrsec/operation-charlie-hacking-the-mbta-charliecard-from-2008-to-present-24ea9f0aaa38 https://medium.com/@bobbyrsec/operation-charlie-hacking-the-...
https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2031/DEF%20CON%2031%20presentations/Matthew%20Harris%20Zachary%20Bertocchi%20Scott%20Campbell%20Noah%20Gibson%20-%20Boston%20Infinite%20Money%20Glitch%20Hacking%20Transit%20Cards%20Without%20Ending%20Up%20In%20Handcuffs.pdf https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2031/DEF%20CON%2031%20pre...
- jeffbee 2y agoYeah I figured but you can't buy a charliecard online to load into your smartphone wallet, and I only needed it the once, and since it took more than an hour to get to Cambridge due to some combination of circus acts I used Blue bikes for the remainder of the day.
- cypherpunks01 2y agoAh yes, it's not quite there, but almost. Contactless payment directly at the turnstile is coming to Boston MBTA this year, I believe. Like how NYC works now, where you can just use your credit card for entry.
- chgs 2y agoThis is the London system we’ve had for a decade, it was licensed to other areas a few years ago. I found myself in Paris having to cross the other day and forgot how terrible the old way of buying tickets was, amazed that it’s still the norm in so many cities