OMNI vs Metrocard

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  • #2075983
    rightwriter
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    Are there any advantages to still use a metrocard or is OMNI the best new thing? Are there any disadvantages of OMNI compared to Metrocard or in general?

    #2076056
    ujm
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    I’m still using tokens to pay for the subway. Don’t know much about these newfangled stuff like MetroCards.

    #2076201
    rightwriter
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    I don’t blame you, tokens are still a very convenient option to pay for the bus

    #2076195
    WolfishMusings
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    I’ve recently switched over to using OMNY. So far, I’ve found no drawbacks. It correctly calculates when I make a bus-train transfer and does not charge me another fare.

    The plus side, of course, is that I always have my phone with me, I don’t have to look for my MetroCard and I don’t have to stop by the kiosk to have it refilled every now and again.

    The Wolf

    #2076212
    ujm
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    Any credit card with the contactless feature (it’ll have that wireless symbol on your card), which is almost any card issued these days, can be used to pay the bus/subway OMNI system, without anything else. No smartphone or special card needed.

    #2076322
    rightwriter
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    Yes and since they don’t do discounts anymore for certain MetroCard amounts it seems there is very little advantage to use them anymore.

    #2076859

    why don’t use guys move to America where people have their own cars?!
    can you find someone to help you to pay to cross the bridge?

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