Originally Posted by
themicah
I find that my phone is already in my hand half the time when I go to the subway, and the other half the time it's easier to fish my phone out of my pocket than to get out my wallet and pull out the correct credit card.
your phone might have transit mode option, which means it can work without face/fingerprint authentication, and always using the same transit card (regardless what other card you have set as default contactless payment)
Note that OMNY is able to distinguish separate payment devices even when using the same credit card account. mrsmicah and I both have the same card saved on our phones for use with subway rides, and when I log into OMNY and look up that card number, it shows two separate "devices" (and therefore tracks the weekly cap separately for the two of us) under the heading of that card number. It seems to be an all-around very well designed system, which is unusual for an MTA deployment!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMNY
The OMNY system is designed by Cubic Transportation Systems, using technology licensed from Transport for London's Oyster card
Cubic worked/consulted on multiple card systems (opal australia, ventra chicago, compass vancouver, clipper sfo, oyster london, original MTA metrocard)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_...tation_Systems
just feel the screen re-fit seems overkill on every turnstyle/bus. the lack-of-monthly unlimited options still seems weird (though that could also be covid throwing the whole budget into a mess)
even the $33 M-Su farecapping was a trial (is still a trial???)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/13/n...e-capping.html
Originally Posted by
krispy84
I’m visiting NYC next month. From what I’ve read on this thread, it seems OMNY and Apple Pay works the same way as the Underground in London, I just tap in and out? Correct?
you dont need to tap out. nyc subway is one-zone (while london/hkg mtr/... charges per zone/distance, so you need to tap out for those)