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Old 11-15-2013, 11:54 AM   #1879
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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse View Post
Lots of people throwing out names of cities with electronic fare payment.

Hong Kong - Octopus
Netherlands - Chipkaart
London - Oyster
Vancouver - Compass
(and yes, Edmonton - Blue)

One technology is behind it all - MIFARE. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIFARE

It's there, go get it. Stop getting screwed around by vendors like you're the Canadian Military.
I'd love to hear the explanation for why Calgary Transit figures this wouldn't work for us and why we need some brand-new untested technology.
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