STM wants to automate Opus updates
The STM is looking for a solution to make it easier for students and seniors to update their Opus cards remotely, instead of having to go downtown in person to do it.
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Meezly 10:42 on 2024-01-18 Permalink
Is the card reader doohickey thing too complicated? Or they don’t want to shell out the $13 for the convenience of a piece of hardware? Maybe that’s now considered old tech?
Mark Côté 15:13 on 2024-01-18 Permalink
This is about renewing Opus cards, not adding tickets to them. Since seniors & students get a discount (and at least student ones require a photo), they’ve traditionally had to do it in person to prove their validity.
Joey 15:27 on 2024-01-18 Permalink
BTW, the Chrono app can use your phone’s NFC reader to check the balance of your Opus card. You can’t use it to purchase anything, but you can at least check to see if you’ve got any tickets left before getting on the bus/metro.
Blork 17:24 on 2024-01-18 Permalink
OMG, Joey, thanks for that! When I try to check my ticket balance at a machine there is a Byzantine series of unintuitive clicks to go through, and if you’re lucky enough to make it you’re presented with some enigmatic and impenetrable babblegook that tells somebody something but doesn’t tell me how many tickets I have.
I just got the Chrono app, and not only can I EASILY see how many tickets I have, it even tells me when my OPUS card is going to expire (soon, actually). Imagine being able to PLAN for that instead of getting stuck one day with a suddenly and unexpectedly-expired OPUS. Yay Chrono!
dhomas 17:55 on 2024-01-18 Permalink
For those who don’t need the Chrono app (I’m a fan of Transit App, myself), you can use a standalone app that reads your Opus and gives you the same relevant information:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=card.opus
Blork 19:06 on 2024-01-18 Permalink
I don’t see the Opus app on the Apple app store. (There is an “Opus card” app, but it’s for some kind of Mastercard credit card.)
I too prefer Transit for bus planning, but the Chrono app is free and this is probably the only thing I’ll use it for.
dhomas 03:39 on 2024-01-19 Permalink
Ah, I have an Android, so I shared the Google Play store link. It’s great that iPhone users can still get the functionality in the Chrono app.