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   John Levine to All   
   Re: onmy works fine   
   27 May 23 18:05:48   
   
   From: johnl@taugh.com   
      
   According to Peter T. Daniels :   
   >> The web site says reduced fare OMNY cards will be shipped   
   >> sometime this year:   
   >>   
   >> https://new.mta.info/fares/reduced-fare/omny   
      
   >> >Credit card?   
   >>   
   >> Well, yeah. I already have all these plastic cards in my wallet. Why   
   >> would I want another one?   
   >   
   >And not pay-as-you-go? I can't imagine.   
      
   Huh.  In what sense do you believe that using a credit card is not PAYG?   
      
   I tap my card on the turnstile, a charge for $1.35 or whatever goes on   
   my credit card bill which I pay at the end of the month. With a   
   Metrocard or physical OMNY card you pay first, go later.   
   --   
   Regards,   
   John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for   
   Dummies",   
   Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly   
      
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