It's not currently active yet.Do the PRESTO readers on the TTC have NFC capability? I'm asking because Apple Pay supposedly will be supported
Do the PRESTO readers on the TTC have NFC capability? I'm asking because Apple Pay supposedly will be supported
I don't think Apple Pay will be supported anytime soon. It's complicated for two reasons:
1. Storing the balance on the card means that if you use your phone for Presto, you can't use a physical card. Or at the very least, you can't have the physical card and the phone - you'd have to keep them as two separate Presto cards.
2. As far as I know, Apple Pay doesn't support the balance storage that Presto would require.
I think what they ment is can they use apple pay for a one time payment say to just pay a TTC fare.I don't think Apple Pay will be supported anytime soon. It's complicated for two reasons:
1. Storing the balance on the card means that if you use your phone for Presto, you can't use a physical card. Or at the very least, you can't have the physical card and the phone - you'd have to keep them as two separate Presto cards.
2. As far as I know, Apple Pay doesn't support the balance storage that Presto would require.
This would probably work for station-based readers, which can have a permanent network connection. For vehicle-based readers, they would need a fast highly-reliable data connection, which could still be too slow vs Presto cards.
According to Chris Upfold, from yesterday's TTC meeting, they're aiming to make payments by credit, debit, apple pay, etc on Presto devices possible for the adult cash fare, probably in late 2017 or 2018.
This would probably work for station-based readers, which can have a permanent network connection. For vehicle-based readers, they would need a fast highly-reliable data connection, which could still be too slow vs Presto cards.
After hearing about ApplePay working for some people, I took the hit and tried it. Didn't work going up Spadina but it did on the way back. $3.25 cash payment.
My question is, will a fare inspector be able to verify my payment? ApplePay generates a new card number for each transaction.
Worse case scenario, I'm stopped by an inspector who can't verify my payment but upon further review (my bank statement), I have evidence that my fare was paid.
I'm not going to stop carrying a PRESTO card when I expect to travel because I'd rather pay the lower PRESTO fare but my Watch or iPhone are a good backup if I wander off farther than expected and want to take the TTC home.
In the long run, I hope that PRESTO joins other transit payment systems like Oyster and Suica to become officially supported as an ApplePay card so that physical cards are no longer necessary.
Worse case scenario, I'm stopped by an inspector who can't verify my payment but upon further review (my bank statement), I have evidence that my fare was paid.
You have evidence a fare was paid but not that it was that current trip or even a trip for yourself. But, they'd probably let you off with a warning and ask you not to do that.