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You missed his point. The writer of the article may have no technical background, and the MTA maybe using NFC.
I was agreeing with him—yes, maybe the writer doesn’t know what they’re writing about and it’s why both what he wrote and the possible solution is a headscratcher. It’s either an incompetent ny writer dude just throwing stuff around for the article or it really is a pilot for a bad half-step. The article itself points really strongly towards the latter.
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I was agreeing with him—yes, maybe the writer doesn’t know what they’re writing about and it’s why both what he wrote and the possible solution is a headscratcher. It’s either an incompetent ny writer dude just throwing stuff around for the article or it really is a pilot for a bad half-step. The article itself points really strongly towards the latter.
That's just one article and you cannot for sure know what the MTA is doing from just one article. If you base everything on just this writer's account you're as incompetent as they are.
Yah thats why I just had to wait 19 minutes for a train at 8pm?!?!
When I take the train in the early am its often over a 20 minute wait and then the train goes local. And the poor people who have to transfer. That could mean waiting twice 20 minutes. Takes me forever to get home.
If there's construction in the tunnels at night the train runs slowly as well. Not too fun.
That's just one article and you cannot for sure know what the MTA is doing from just one article. If you base everything on just this writer's account you're as incompetent as they are.
One article plus article it cites which includes a picture. The picture definitely looks like an optical scanner on a NYC subway turnstile. The article cited seem to point the same way with mention of QR codes and the eTix program.
That's just one article and you cannot for sure know what the MTA is doing from just one article. If you base everything on just this writer's account you're as incompetent as they are.
True, but daily use of the MTA system has shown people how incompetent and wasteful the agency can be. So I can see them putting a system in place that really isn’t practical.
Makes me wish we could go back to using tokens again. Buy what you need and use them when you need them. Tokens will be used, collected and resold, thus eliminating the problem with litter.
I'm curious how they can be better with the "on time" thing, with NYC's subway having such small headway. I never even look at the subway schedule, I just go to the station and wait a small amount of time each time I ride the subway. Even late at night.
I agree, although "late at night" doesn't apply anymore. After midnight I'm tucked in for the night.
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