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ZweitenMal t1_jap6c98 wrote

I want this. The new cards are soulless.

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Blue387 t1_jape8z2 wrote

Do you have the blue Metrocard look?

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MikeSpano t1_japhooi wrote

Who still pays to get on the subway?

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san_serifs t1_japmnyb wrote

Still looks like a Butterfinger wrapper.

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IIAOPSW t1_japufrq wrote

since there is no swipe direction, maybe change the bottom text to "Andrew Cuomo (Governor)". Give it that real vintage laughably out of date appeal.

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inferno9416 t1_japy91q wrote

Does anyone know where I can get Omny cards?

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tommarshfield t1_jaq3s0i wrote

I thought the point of Omny was that it was on your phone, no?

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experimentjon t1_jaq6zpz wrote

Does anyone know if there is an OMNY card with EasyPay (auto reloads) enabled? That would be the best because then it would work with the Wageworks card (pre-tax funds) for ultimate convenience.

Right now, because Wageworks doesn't play well with Apple Pay, I'm still swiping my EasyPayXxpress Metrocard that is linked to Wageworks, and am slightly bummed every time I take more than 12 rides a week.

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Cinnie_16 t1_jaq8ko8 wrote

Replying to experimentjon (#2,149,985)

Bruhhhh!!! This is literally me. I hope wageworks either negotiates something with Apple Pay soon or create a chipper card because the easypauXxpress metrocard aren’t going to work after they take away all the swipe machines, which I read they are going to start phasing out soon 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Unfair-Owl2766 t1_jaqt0j2 wrote

I remember tokens and I'm still alive. I wish that option would come back.

I'll let myself out thanks.

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manticorpse t1_jar2xnc wrote

Replying to freeman687 (#2,149,130)

Well, OMNY only charges you for 12 rides a week (with all the following being free), but only if you use the same card/device to tap in each time. The way an OMNY card works is that you can reload it online with any credit or debit card (and eventually you'll be able to reload it at vending machines, presumably with cash). So I guess if you want to use multiple cards/accounts to pay for transit you can use the OMNY card to make sure that you still get the post-12-ride discount.

And for families... I can see parents setting up an OMNY account for their kid, giving the kid a card and pre-loading it with cash, and that way the kid has a way to get around.

Also, if you have a non-contactless transit benefits card (like me 😔) then you can use an OMNY card to spend that money.

Lots of reasons.

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manticorpse t1_jar407q wrote

Replying to experimentjon (#2,149,985)

Yeah, you can do this.

  1. Go get yourself an OMNY card (at CVS/Duane Reade/the NY Transit Museum/etc).
  2. Go to https://omny.info/ and make an account.
  3. Add your OMNY card to your wallet as a travel card.
  4. Add your Wageworks card to your account as a payment method.
  5. In your wallet on the website, select your OMNY card. Choose "Set up reload" > "Scheduled reload". You can choose to reload whatever amount you want either monthly or weekly, as well as the day of the month/week you want the reload to happen.
  6. On the last page, select your Wageworks card as the payment method.

When I had Wageworks I had it set up to pull all of my pretax funds into my OMNY account a day or two after it landed in my Wageworks account. I spent like 6 months never having to think about running out of time or money, never needing to buy any passes or recharge anything. It was heaven. Then my employer switched to Voya and it's been nothing but trouble. :( Hoping I can work out the kinks to make it all automatic again....

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SgtSlice t1_jarac2j wrote

Replying to tommarshfield (#2,149,856)

OMNY is just the payment interface itself. You can literally just tap your credit card at any subway entrance, no phone involved. Or you can bring up Apple Pay and use that at an OMNY interface, or you can buy a physical OMNY card and load that with funds.

There is nothing to set up on your phone. This message wasn’t clearly communicated.

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archiotterpup t1_jardf87 wrote

I'm still so mad they're making us switch in what's a blatant cash grab which only hurts the working, daily commuter.

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Diflicated t1_jarjolo wrote

Replying to RevWaldo (#2,151,364)

Could you get an RFID copier to clone your credit card to a chip, then put that in a ring behind the token? Unless your ring is currently functional in which case I want to know how it works!

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LiLisiLiz t1_jasetd7 wrote

Replying to zaptrem (#2,151,448)

  1. Because Westchester Bee-line doesn't accept phone payments yet, so we're still stuck having to use the Metro card.
  2. Bc using the omny card ensures that you're being charged the correct amount and not being double charged.
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MulysaSemp t1_jask9j2 wrote

Replying to itchi_butthole (#2,149,661)

I use Google pay to pay for things. And I know, although it really wouldn't be that hard, I would mess up switching between cards on the google pay app. Don't feel like risking it.

Of course, my monthly metro card is cheaper than OMNY currently. When I have to make the switch, I'm hoping the OMNY cards are easy to find.

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sixgunbuddyguy t1_jatvuco wrote

Replying to SgtSlice (#2,151,395)

I've tried explaining this to so many people convinced they need to buy a metrocard or download some app. you don't even need apple/android pay. LITERALLY ANY RFID/TAP ENABLED CARD WORKS.

I think the only real benefit to the physical card is if you need to pay for it a special way like with pre-tax benefits or other monetary assistance, and you don't want to rely on your phone battery never going dead. Outside of basically that one condition, you can either use the OMNY app and reload however you need to, or just use any tappable credit card and get the discount if you use it enough.

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ZweitenMal t1_jaxqn8j wrote

Replying to Astoria321 (#2,161,403)

  1. What if my phone dies? What if I keep it in airplane mode? What if I don't bring it with me? What if I don't trust the apps to charge the right card?
  2. What if I want to lend the card to my college-aged kids, home for break? Can't give them my phone.

There are loads of reasons.

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Pandadora86 t1_jb0ihco wrote

I actually didn’t even know there were omny cards, I thought it was just the touchless phone uses….

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gl4ssm1nd t1_jb3ei8u wrote

One thing I wish the mass transit museum would highlight is OS 2, the operating system behind the subway system. I know it’s a niche nerd thing. But it deserves a mention in their fare collection section.

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ShadownetZero t1_jb3ph00 wrote

I still don't get how the MTA hasn't realized there's easy money to be made in selling OMNY cards with different designs. They should have been doing it with metrocards (and not the 2 random promos they just tossed in random machines).

Sell some cooler designs for an extra $5, and you'll have people collecting all of them.

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Cinnie_16 t1_jb3th16 wrote

Replying to ShadownetZero (#2,170,315)

Yes, but what I’m looking forward to (and what experimentjon is talking about) is an auto reloading function/feature. Previously if you connect the commuter card to EasyPauXxpress metrocard it was automated. But I don’t think OMNY cards has auto reload feature yet?

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