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Gumburcules t1_j0z8f31 wrote

Reply to comment by Darkfriend337 in do any of you use the smart trip/Google pay app? by pacman529

Yeah, I don't get the supposed utility of the phone thing at all.

Smartrip - take it out of your pocket, tap, done.

Phone - Take it out of your pocket, unlock phone, find wallet app, open card, tap, apologize to the people behind you because you just took 30 seconds to do something that should have taken 1.

Not to mention the fact that people are way more likely to grab your phone when you're holding it out than your Smartrip, and even if they do take my Smartrip it's like $2 to replace instead of $200.

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AugmentedElle t1_j11qood wrote

I don’t know if it’s different for android, but I have an iPhone and you don’t have to unlock it at all. Just pull the phone out and tap, just like the metro card. I made the switch when I realized that my phone was always easier to find than my metro card

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Gumburcules t1_j11zqef wrote

So even if that's the case you're taking out a far more valuable thing that can drop and break or be stolen. And I don't know why a phone would be any appreciable amount easier to find than a smartrip unless you are wearing parachute pants and have your pockets filled with crap.

There are literally no advantages.

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AugmentedElle t1_j11zzt1 wrote

The value point is still correct, I was just commenting on the ease thing, since the sequence you cited wasn’t correct. Most people keep their phone a lot closer than their metro card because you use your phone more often. But that’ll vary person to person. People also have different storage situations, such as bags, jackets, pockets, no pockets at all, etc

Either method can be more convenient, just depends on the person

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