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Re:What services or apps did you see abroad and wonder: why ... by marcyb5st on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @03:44AM (#44949219)
More than that (which is an amazing feature, don't get me wrong) is the fact that there is a single app for every public transportation system in the country.

Compare that to Italy/France/Spain (those that I know) where, depending where you are traveling to, you have to download, sign in, and give your credit card details to N different apps in different states of disrepair/being barely maintained.

Virtual credit cards (I use Revolut) that I then delete mitigate that, but still, what a mess.

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Re:What services or apps did you see abroad and wonder: why ... by interactivecode on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @09:24AM (#44951241)
In The Netherlands you just tap your card when you get in and when you get out. the fare is computed based on how many stops you went. No app needed. Supports all the virtual cards too like apple pay etc...
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Re:What services or apps did you see abroad and wonder: why ... by gogusrl on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @02:15PM (#44954532)
dumb question but what happens if you forget to tap out ?
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Re:What services or apps did you see abroad and wonder: why ... by dotcoma on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @06:29PM (#44956853)
You likely get charged from where you got on to the end of the route.
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Re:What services or apps did you see abroad and wonder: why ... by ipaddr on Saturday August 23, 2025 @08:31AM (#44995521)
Couldn't you leave with a friend have your friend get off at the next stop they scan both cards while you travel the entire route?
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Re:What services or apps did you see abroad and wonder: why ... by petralithic on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @08:21AM (#45025548)
Sure but scenarios like those are a rounding error
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Re:What services or apps did you see abroad and wonder: why ... by Gud on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @02:01PM (#44964430)
Frankly the Swiss system is far superior.

The Netherlands has a great train system except for the god damn turnstiles blocking the entrance to the train station.

They are not needed.

FWIW I live in Switzerland and work a lot in Netherlands.

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