(03-03-2022, 10:20 PM)Acitta Wrote:(03-03-2022, 09:52 PM)ac3r Wrote: It's too bad we didn't end up getting Presto, because EasyGO sucks and now that we have it, Presto can't apply to take over (well, perhaps they could, but it would be a nightmare to transition). It would be so much easier to just have one card for a multitude of Southern Ontario transportation systems instead of relying on a wallet full of different cards.
In what way does EasyGo suck? I have never had any trouble with it.
I find my card fails to read a lot of the time. I'll often get an error message on the little pillars at the LRT stops or on buses. Perhaps it's just my card or something, but it's rather annoying. The fare kiosks are also pretty slow as well or have issues with payments, particularly when it comes to using the tap method. It'll often fail to work, so then you need to insert the card which for some reason is always sooooo slow at processing payment compared to tapping.
I guess it works most of the time and serves its purpose, but it'd be much simpler to have Presto since there are 11 other systems in the province already using it.