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MBTA announces: In God they trust, all others pay cash

By adamg on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 11:34am

UPDATE, 1:15 p.m. Jules Wang reports debit and credit cards work with fare machines again.

The T reports:

Credit/Debit card sales are temporarily unavailable at all stations and online at mbta.com. Purchases can continue to be made at retail sales locations.

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By Ishmael Jones on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 11:44am.

Last day of the month they announce this.

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By octr202 on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 1:00pm.

...and it still crashes during the month-end pass purchase rush.

Best thing about switching to online (to get the monthly Commuter Rail Charlie Cards) is not having to wonder if the machine is going to work for my $265 (for now) charge...

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By anon on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 1:56pm.

Charlie is still 'Coming Soon!' to the MBTA

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By frankofile on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 12:49pm.

The machines that take cash are limited and often "quirky."

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By roadman on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 1:47pm.

bizarre "feels like a quarter, weighs the same as a quarter, but it's really a dollar if you look at it closely enough" coins. Quirky indeed.

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By roadman on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 1:18pm.

Just got an alert indicating that "the temporary problem" (yes, those were the T's exact words) has been resolved.

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By Mrmittens on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 4:55pm.

I gave up trying to pay online because it after working for 3 months suddenly started refusing my payment. The online help and even the Charlie store could not rectify the problem. So I have to get my monthly pass at a station/outlet.the Charlie store is inconvenient for me.
Because the T sucks and will always be an inefficient chaos prone cluster puck of epic proportions.

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