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Re:Apple Plans iPhone for Japan With Tap-to-Pay for Subways by nashashmi on Thursday August 25, 2016 @10:00PM (#12363865)
In other news, it will take NYC five years to implement tap and pay MetroCards.
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Re:Apple Plans iPhone for Japan With Tap-to-Pay for Subways by kmicklas on Friday August 26, 2016 @01:05AM (#12364328)
The MTA is much more than 5 years behind on just about everything else, and MetroCards are one of the least annoying things about the subway I think, so I'm skeptical we'll see it anywhere near that soon.
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Re:Apple Plans iPhone for Japan With Tap-to-Pay for Subways by nihonde on Friday August 26, 2016 @09:46AM (#12366158)
NYC used to have tap payments for Citibank customers. It was a pilot about 5 or more years ago, IIRC. I used it until they took it away.
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Re:Apple Plans iPhone for Japan With Tap-to-Pay for Subways by chrisabrams on Thursday August 25, 2016 @11:13PM (#12364050)
Lololol. It will take them 5 years to vote it, 5 years to decide which union will implement it, and 5 years for the union to actually do it.
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