Mobile Opus recharge begins
From today, it will be possible to recharge an Opus card with a phone and we will soon be able to pay a fare with a bank card.
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Blork 13:47 on 2024-04-10 Permalink
No instructions as to how, but I suspect it’s this:
Get the latest version of the Chrono app. (I’m not seeing an update today, but I suspect you’ll need an update.)
Be signed in to the Chrono app, meaning you’ll need an account. (I’ve been waiting an hour for my activation link… tick tick tick tick…)
Will probably need to input a credit card number, but if things are magical it will have the option go directly to your Apple/Android wallet. (I have doubts such magic will happen.)
Most likely a menu item in the app, with on-screen instructions.
Joey 14:00 on 2024-04-10 Permalink
I joined the open beta – it was a breeze. Didn’t need an account – there’s an icon on the top right (and a menu bar option) that previously was used to let you read the balance; you click on it, read the balance by holding your card up to your phone, and then choose what you want to buy, then you pay. Can’t recall if it used Apple Pay or not. But it was not account-based, so anyone could fill anyone else’s card.
Blork 15:32 on 2024-04-10 Permalink
That’s good news, Joey. Sensible and easy to use. Hmmm… MUST BE A HOAX!
Blork 15:39 on 2024-04-10 Permalink
Not working for me. I get the thing for reading the card and reporting the balance, but there’s no option to purchase.
jeleventybillionandone 18:30 on 2024-04-10 Permalink
I believe the app with the payment option is on a phased rolllout. I did see news of up several weeks ago, but the version of the app with the payment option did not appear until the other day for me.
DeWolf 14:30 on 2024-04-11 Permalink
You probably have to update the app.
I just went into the metro, discovered I had no more tickets left and used the new feature to quickly add them to my Opus card instead of lining up at the horrible machine. Worked like a charm.
We should really be able to add a virtual Opus to our phones like in countless other cities. Then you wouldn’t even need a physical card. I did that recently in Tokyo and it worked like a charm.
What we really need is to scrap the silly ticket system and treat the Opus like a purse. You could still add passes, but instead of buying tickets you’d just add cash value that would be deducted when you take a trip. (And ideally it would max out at the value of a day pass.) For that to work properly you’d need to have people tap out, at least in zones B and C.
dwgs 09:35 on 2024-04-12 Permalink
Like Joey, I was part of the beta testing, it works very well and I use Google Pay although there is the option to enter a cc as well.