Re: [NSW] New gadget seen at Town Hall

["Peter R K" <peterrk@yahoo.com>]

While nothing really to do with this newsgroup, P&O have been using
rechargeable "smart cards" on board the old Fairstar and now the Fair
Princess for at least 6 years. They do not take cash anywhere on-board
(except the casino of course). Cash is added to the card at the purser's
office. A very good and efficient system. As far as I know, Australia is the
only place P&O use this system.

--
Peter
"Chaos, panic, disorder - my work here is done."
Sydney - City of the New Millennium and home of the 2000 Olympics

Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> They [Telstra phone cards] currently have very limited usability as they
> can't be recharged--yet!
>
>
> Ronald BESDANSKY <ronbest@bigpond.com> wrote in message
> fsQd4.10350$oJ5.21929@newsfeeds.bigpond.com">news:fsQd4.10350$oJ5.21929@newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> >
> > Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
> > 856ct0$6a4$1@news1.mpx.com.au">news:856ct0$6a4$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
> > > interesting thing is that even though we've trialled this sort of
system
> > for
> > > a few years now, but we still don't see any system implemented for
> contact
> > > smart cards in use anywhere!
> > >
> > Except Telstra payphones!
> >
> > Rgds
> >
> > Ron BESDANSKY
> >
> >
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>