killerdio t1_jaa2yw9 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:09 PM

Reply to comment by Texasian in MBTA won’t roll out $935M automated fare payment system in 2024 by weallgettheemails2

I thought you HAD to use a fare machine? Which kind of defeats the purpose of not needing to go to a fare machine...

The only use I found for it was being able to pay with my old shitty cards that have lost their magnetic strip. It also takes until the next business day to take effect, so overall a very unpleasant system.

Ksevio t1_jab771t wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:08 AM

You just have to tap it on a networked reader like the subway gates (but not the readers on the trains or busses)