Re: Plastic versus Paper Magnetic Stripe Tickets

["Bryan Cullis" <rabonzo@a2.com.au>]

They're actually making them as we speak (apparently).  I know what you
mean.  I'm a student, and I'm getting bloody sick and tired of continuously
pulling my half-yearly ticket out at the over-crowded "All Other Tickets"
gate.

John Wayman wrote in message ...
>Is there much difference in the cost of a magnetic stripe ticket compared
to
>paper magnetic stripe tickets such as Metcard?
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>Is there a difference in the technology?
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>Why can't the Met or One Link develop a plastic version of Metcard for
>Weekly, Monthly and Yearly Tickets, or is this too hard and outside the
>scope of the Metcard deal?
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>I have just had a monthly paper Metcard stuff up after two weeks. Why do we
>have to put up with inferior technology in Jeff Kennett's Victoria?
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>Cheers
>John Wayman
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