Comments on: Calling off the meter maid: payment by cell phone http://www.pdxtransit.com/index.php/2007/08/16/calling-off-the-meter-maid-payment-by-cell-phone/ Transit, commuting, and mobility in Portland Oregon Metropolitan vicinity Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:41:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jack Feist http://www.pdxtransit.com/index.php/2007/08/16/calling-off-the-meter-maid-payment-by-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Jack Feist Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:28:14 +0000 http://pdxtransit.com/wordpress/2007/08/16/calling-off-the-meter-maid-payment-by-cell-phone/#comment-863 This feel like a huge security hole to me. I don't think I trust zapping money from my cell phone to these meters. What about hackers and security? This feel like a huge security hole to me. I don’t think I trust zapping money from my cell phone to these meters. What about hackers and security?

]]> By: Susuan Smith http://www.pdxtransit.com/index.php/2007/08/16/calling-off-the-meter-maid-payment-by-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-862 Susuan Smith Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:23:11 +0000 http://pdxtransit.com/wordpress/2007/08/16/calling-off-the-meter-maid-payment-by-cell-phone/#comment-862 Wow, this is extremely cool! I'm tried of fishing for change in my pockets to pay the meter. Now I can press a button on my cell and its done...sounds like a non-brainer to me. I've read that Japan has been using payment by phone for quite a while and it works great. Check out http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/22/tech/main631231.shtml Wow, this is extremely cool!

I’m tried of fishing for change in my pockets to pay the meter. Now I can press a button on my cell and its done…sounds like a non-brainer to me.

I’ve read that Japan has been using payment by phone for quite a while and it works great. Check out http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/22/tech/main631231.shtml

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