tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post7366523532663457494..comments2022-04-01T10:14:51.431-05:00Comments on Charlie on the MBTA: T-Tales: There must be a place in Watertown to load CharlieFenwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05189319014559150813noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-53912360757349943392007-01-30T00:02:00.000-05:002007-01-30T00:02:00.000-05:00Anonymous said...
The picture from the S&B si...<B> Anonymous said...<br /><br /> The picture from the S&B site has nothing to do with the devices used by the T. The terminals installed at stores are black all-in-one PCs (imagine an iMac with no keyboard or mouse) with a separate unit for magnetic tickets and a smart card reader. </b><br /><br />The picture I posted is identical to the what they have at the Harvard Sq pass office and at a location in Allston. Today I saw what you described at a location in Maverick Square. <br /><br />I gave the Maverick location a test run to see how quickly the transaction would take and it was about 3 minutes. That is simply too long to tie up a clerk. <br /><br />Chicago had to get something that the Currency Exchanges would accept and it seems to be working out as all areas of the city have the reloading locations.Fenwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189319014559150813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-4487836062595485322007-01-27T00:44:00.000-05:002007-01-27T00:44:00.000-05:00The picture from the S&B site has nothing to do wi...The picture from the S&B site has nothing to do with the devices used by the T. The terminals installed at stores are black all-in-one PCs (imagine an iMac with no keyboard or mouse) with a separate unit for magnetic tickets and a smart card reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-68242260898724167792007-01-26T23:24:00.000-05:002007-01-26T23:24:00.000-05:00Last week I went to the check cashing store at Cen...Last week I went to the check cashing store at Central Square to put $15 on my card because I don't like putting that amount of money in a vending machine. The clerk took my money came back 5 minutes later and gave me the card.<br /><br />I went into the subway and there was no money on it and I had to go back to the store, wait in line to have her do it again.<br /><br />Bring back the tokenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-61865478579072998182007-01-26T17:55:00.000-05:002007-01-26T17:55:00.000-05:00It took the clerk at Shaws in Allston 10 minutes t...It took the clerk at Shaws in Allston 10 minutes to load my card with $20. I see Chicago gives a bonus like New York for holding passengers money. Please Governor Patrick clean house at the T and have the state auditor look at this Charlie contract. Where is the Globe Spotlight team? This is a disgrace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-62889267906571721802007-01-26T17:37:00.000-05:002007-01-26T17:37:00.000-05:00Why not just load the charlie card through the Bus...Why not just load the charlie card through the Bus Farebox?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com