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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
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.
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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.