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| The Next MetroCard The end of the MetroCard may soon be approaching. The MTA is expanding the PayPass program onto some buses now and are offering unlimited passes on them as well. If this expansion proves to be successful, we may be seeing the PayPass system installed system-wide. When that does happen, the system will most likely be open up for all credit cards instead of just MasterCard, the sole proprietor of PayPass.
Another option is for the MTA to develop their own smart card technology, similar to the London Oyster or Hong Kong Octopus. This would probably be the better option because you don't have to go through a credit card company. I know in Hong Kong, the system charges HK$50 for a deposit on an Octopus card. This deposit is redeemable at any time with an HK$7 processing fee. The MTA could do something like this charging a $20 deposit on a smart card, giving people an incentive to keep reusing the same card over and over. These cards should have the option of being linked to a credit/debit card or refilled like at MetroCard at a vending machine.
What do you guys think about this. Death to the MetroCard by the turn of the decade?
»www.nypost.com/seven/10082007/ne···etro.htm
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Julio
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clubs: | Re: The Next MetroCard I have a yearly single unlimited metrocard from transitchek. How would this work ih my case? | |
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| Re: The Next MetroCard I'm thinking they will still keep the MetroCard around for single rides and special passes like yours. The same would probably go for TA employees who use MetroCard passes as employee IDs.
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RobNyc
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| said by Julio  :I have a yearly single unlimited metrocard from transitchek. How would this work ih my case? How much do you save with 1 year? | |
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| Re: The Next MetroCard said by RobNyc :said by Julio :I have a yearly single unlimited metrocard from transitchek. How would this work ih my case? How much do you save with 1 year? They take the money out of my money before taxes.
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| Re: The Next MetroCard said by Julio :said by RobNyc :said by Julio :I have a yearly single unlimited metrocard from transitchek. How would this work ih my case? How much do you save with 1 year? They take the money out of my money before taxes. But how much money do you save? How much do they take out. | |
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Julio
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clubs: | Re: The Next MetroCard 35.08 every pay period which is every two weeks. | |
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| Re: The Next MetroCard Let's say you make $30,000 a year, you pay $35.08 every two weeks to TransitCheck, you're in a 15% bracket for federal, 7% for state, and 5% for city.
15 +7 +5 = 27%
So take $35.08 * 26 = $912.08 * 27% = $246 Tax Savings
The same thing goes for Health FSAs, and you get the chance to screw your employer with a Health FSA too LOL  PM me for details.
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New York, NY | I read the article and I dont see any benefit to riders, just to the banks. | |
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clubs: | Re: The Next MetroCard That's if the MTA adopts a PayPass only system and don't develop one of their own.
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| The benefit for the MTA would be, they no longer have to buy metro cards probably a costly thing to do.
Another benefit would be the BANKS would probaby bid on the contract to set these thing sup similar to the wireless service thing.
Another benefit would be no one can now charge people to swipe them through.
I also see the MTA installing the full turnstyle in all stations if they go the pay pass route. | |
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1 edit | Re: The Next MetroCard at first probably but you have to think of the long term benefit.
I for one feel more threatened by the guys hassling me to buy a swipe from them, than standing alone in a subway station at night. | |
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| They could let metrocard vending machines
refill this keychain thingy
u put in your money, pass the chain over te sensor. presto. more money on the key.
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| Re: The Next MetroCard Not everyone has bank accounts or credit cards. And what would happen to tourists that are in the city for a week or so? This is a reason for the TA to develop a system of their own instead of relying on PayPass.
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HardwareGeek
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Brooklyn, NY | Re: The Next MetroCard They will probably have vending machines where you can buy a tempoary one.
or offer some sort of WAND type device you can buy from a vending machine. | |
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| Wow. The subway token lasted almost fifty years before the Metrocard made it became obsolete. Now the Metrocard is becoming obsolete after just fourteen years. That's what I call progress.
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