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Outrageous_Ad4916 t1_iw9um4t wrote

This is why I'm only doing the refillable MetroCard for now until I'm required to use my phone for payment. It's still beta software imho.

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dorgsmack t1_iwa5s7h wrote

It’s not at all

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Outrageous_Ad4916 t1_iwgpbml wrote

Then why do all the people that stop short in the turnstile are all people using their phones to pay?

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OutrageousAd5338 t1_iwbvo09 wrote

Having to use a phone will be elitist for lack of a better word. All can’t afford one or know how to.

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dorgsmack t1_iwc5ir6 wrote

Worst argument that’s getting tiring at this point. You don’t need a phone to use Omny. There are many options. Also not sure why we’re running the transit system for the .01% of people who don’t have a phone or card. OMNY has simplified the transit experience for most people.

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Outrageous_Ad4916 t1_iwgps0b wrote

The janitor at my job is a 60 year old without a smartphone and is dreading the day he'd be for forced to go without the MetroCard. Some of the tech bros in these threads don't understand people with learning disabilities or poor people who do not have consistent mobile phone service, internet access, or safety to go and refill their Omni cards at the limited locations. Everything is being developed for upper income people's convenience with little thought to the proletariat who keeps the place running in the background.

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