[DC LoCo] WMATA phone-based payment system

[Matthew Gallagher]

I wonder if this is NFC based, Bluetooth based, or something else? I'm
guessing NFC, which limits it to newer Android phones and iPhone 6...

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 11:26 PM, Kevin Cole <dc.loco at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> A "heads up" in case it's not on your radar yet:
>
> Yesterday's (2014.09.11) Washington Post Express had an article on page 7
> about a the local transit authority (WMATA) testing a new system of fare
> payment using phone apps that interact with the train fare gates and bus
> fare machines. The pilot will begin on January.
>
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