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Darkfriend337 t1_j0vtp6y wrote

No - more likely to have a dead battery on my phone than I am to not have my card with me, so I avoid it.

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beetlejuiiicex3 t1_j0vu8ww wrote

This is the way. They can pry my SmarTrip card from my cold, dead hands.

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Goosehybrid t1_j0vx5p2 wrote

The smart trip app on my IPhone works when my phone is dead

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joelhardi t1_j0w9k8y wrote

That is a featured called Power Reserve in any recent iPhone that works for up to 5 hours (when the battery is deadish but not dead dead, in this mode it turns off and then shows a "you need to charge me" icon when you press the power button). I think Google is planning something similar but that currently Androids don't have this.

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tytygh1010 t1_j1wa03c wrote

They do. Samsung Wallet and Huawei Wallet transit cards/digital keys have the ability to operate when the battery is out.

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Gumburcules t1_j0z8f31 wrote

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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