Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | |
Posted by: | Richard Jennings | |
Date/Time: | 07/01/10 16:44:00 |
"Given that period of 5 years, it is very clear that the powers that be have no faith that more modern technology will be available in that time span – ie they do not believe that the technology of chips will be used before 2015." Freedom Passes have used "the technology of chips" since 2004. Effectively each pass contains a microchip and an aerial embedded in the card, as do Oyster cards. When you touch in at a tube station or on a bus, the aerial picks up the radio transmission from the yellow pad which provides enough energy to switch on the chip and enable it to "talk" to the Oyster system. |
Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
Freedom Pass renewal | 02/01/10 14:21:00 | James Dixon |
Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 02/01/10 22:13:00 | Richard Jennings |
Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 03/01/10 12:11:00 | James Dixon |
Re:Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 03/01/10 12:44:00 | Martin Hime |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 03/01/10 13:43:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 04/01/10 14:53:00 | Caroline Whitehead |
Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 04/01/10 16:48:00 | James Dixon |
Re:Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal - a warning | 04/01/10 23:44:00 | Richard Carter |
Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 04/01/10 19:40:00 | Caroline Whitehead |
Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 05/01/10 17:58:00 | James Dixon |
Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 05/01/10 18:34:00 | Sandra Edwards |
Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 05/01/10 18:46:00 | James Dixon |
Re:Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 07/01/10 16:44:00 | Richard Jennings |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 07/01/10 17:14:00 | James Dixon |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 09/01/10 22:10:00 | Richard Jennings |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 14/01/10 16:46:00 | James Dixon |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 14/01/10 18:06:00 | Jonathan Callaway |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Freedom Pass renewal | 14/01/10 22:57:00 | Richard Jennings |