Meh. The Rabbit card still cannot be used on the MRT. On the plus side, the new Purple Line (August, 2016?) will be operated by the MRT, so a relatively easy transition at Tao Poon.

While the name and design are complete, it's not clear if the "government" has approved the budget for this project yet?

When first announced last year a trial in June (2016) and general usage in August was mentioned, but still haven't seen a lot on this yet.

In this thread a very well-informed person said this:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/...#entry10336043


"The new Mangmoom (Spider) Card being promoted by OTP is intended to work everywhere but it's shackled by being controlled by a government office with the inordinate amount of bureaucracy that goes with it. I'm not going to hazard a guess when it will be operable."


Note the need to trade-in existing MRT cards for new MRT cards:

Trade in Those MRT Cards or Lose the Money

BANGKOK — Those with an MRT stored value card in their pocket have until the last day of June to trade it in for the new one needed to ride future routes.

The new cards, which are available now, can be used for the current MRT line and the upcoming Skytrain Purple Line, which will start running in August, and the Blue Line expected by 2021, according to the Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Co. Ltd.

Cardholders can trade in the old for a new card at any ticket office through the end of June, though the old cards will still work through Halloween. Whatever value is stored on old cards will be transferred to the new without charge.

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail...sid=1453292311


Maybe best to wait a bit on the thread re-naming ceremony?