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Old 06-30-2015, 06:26 PM   #2303
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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101 View Post
Yes, but if this is what I had to show my boss after after being tasked 5 years ago with implementing a system, I'd be fired. Customization of an existing system wouldn't take that long either.
Calgary Transit has definitely made mistakes themselves and retaining Televent was one of those mistakes. The process isn't straightfoward, however, it is not as complicated as Televent made it.


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Has technology even moved on from a loaded card system? Maybe we just move onto Visa PayWave / Interac Flash / NFC technologies?
I'd say it is advancing but the medium has not become obsolete. For example, Transportation for London (TfL) has readers that accept Oyster Cards (TfL's Smart Card) and Touchless Credit Cards.
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