Flalex72 Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 8 hours ago, smallspy said: It most certainly is - I've used it a number of times. And it's not something that the TTC is particularly interested in. Dan While that is disappointing to hear, it is nice to know that the system at least offers that as a possibility, should there be a desire for expanded functionality in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum118 Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Faulty Presto devices led to 1.4 million free TTC rides over two years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 On 7/29/2018 at 9:24 AM, drum118 said: Faulty Presto devices led to 1.4 million free TTC rides over two years I got one of the free rides 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soo8513 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Tried out the TTC's new two-hour "hop on/off" system on Monday. Rode system for six hours (8am, 10am, noon payments) and only issue was one bus, 1608, on 85 had me boarding on Markham Rd (I boarded at Sheppard & Willowdale). Even gave me GO co-fare discount on first payment at Highway 407 Station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin3157 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 4 hours ago, soo8513 said: Tried out the TTC's new two-hour "hop on/off" system on Monday. Rode system for six hours (8am, 10am, noon payments) and only issue was one bus, 1608, on 85 had me boarding on Markham Rd (I boarded at Sheppard & Willowdale). Even gave me GO co-fare discount on first payment at Highway 407 Station. It pretty much works even if the GPS location isn't accurate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Kelvin3157 said: It pretty much works even if the GPS location isn't accurate That's the whole point. It no longer needs to reference the massive table to see if a transfer is valid - it just needs to do some simple math with the timestamp that is already embedded on each tap onto your card. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 Scotiabank is giving away free Presto cards on the home openers of the Leafs and Raptors (while supplies last). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 Hey does anyone know where in the stations they’re giving out the presto cards? I just check with oakville and they told me they have no clue since it’s being done by scotia bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin3157 Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 17 minutes ago, I Alam said: Hey does anyone know where in the stations they’re giving out the presto cards? I just check with oakville and they told me they have no clue since it’s being done by scotia bank. Are you talking about TTC or GO stations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed T. Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 2 hours ago, I Alam said: Hey does anyone know where in the stations they’re giving out the presto cards? I just check with oakville and they told me they have no clue since it’s being done by scotia bank. 2 hours ago, Kelvin3157 said: Are you talking about TTC or GO stations? The original link provides the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Ed T. said: 3 hours ago, I Alam said: Hey does anyone know where in the stations they’re giving out the presto cards? I just check with oakville and they told me they have no clue since it’s being done by scotia bank. The original link provides the information. I'm mot seeing that information in the original link - https://www.blogto.com/city/2018/09/scotiabank-giving-away-thousands-free-presto-cards-toronto/. It mentions starting at 4 p.m. at TTC Spadina, College, Kipling, Finch, Eglinton, Don Mills and Kennedy stations along with the Oakville, Mimico, Pickering and Scarborough GO stations. But no indication where in the stations? Are you looking at a different link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusFreak93 Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 2 hours ago, nfitz said: I'm mot seeing that information in the original link - https://www.blogto.com/city/2018/09/scotiabank-giving-away-thousands-free-presto-cards-toronto/. It mentions starting at 4 p.m. at TTC Spadina, College, Kipling, Finch, Eglinton, Don Mills and Kennedy stations along with the Oakville, Mimico, Pickering and Scarborough GO stations. But no indication where in the stations? Are you looking at a different link? Trust me if you arrive at any of the stations even a half hour before the giveaway someone has started their own line up. I was Eglinton today, they had station supervisors and constables there. Barely lasted 10 minutes and all the cards were gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK78 Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 There was a huge lineup at Kennedy before 4pm it was 90% chinese and other asians. Even had a Toronto Police officer. I had no idea what the lineup was about I figured it was some sort of trip. Now it made sense lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin3157 Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 Don Mills and Finch lines stretched all the way out of the station and reaches the major intersections. Eglinton wasn't really that bad, and the College line went as far as Church. Kennedy and Eglinton were handing them out in the fare paid area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andythagiant Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Kelvin3157 said: Don Mills and Finch lines stretched all the way out of the station and reaches the major intersections. Eglinton wasn't really that bad, and the College line went as far as Church. Kennedy and Eglinton were handing them out in the fare paid area. At Spadina, the line began in the unused bus bay and stretched all the way onto Bloor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrazsteve Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 The giveaway is over-advertised to get their name out. Their advertising worked out well for them but left with a lot of disappointed people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed T. Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 15 hours ago, nfitz said: I'm mot seeing that information in the original link - https://www.blogto.com/city/2018/09/scotiabank-giving-away-thousands-free-presto-cards-toronto/. It mentions starting at 4 p.m. at TTC Spadina, College, Kipling, Finch, Eglinton, Don Mills and Kennedy stations along with the Oakville, Mimico, Pickering and Scarborough GO stations. But no indication where in the stations? Are you looking at a different link? Oops, I didn't read closely enough, saw "where" but not "in the station". It was pretty obvious at Mimico GO. Once they set up in the parking lot, it went pretty quickly. The initial crowd was maybe a hundred or a bit more, so the 750 should have lasted a while. So I now have a working Presto card with $8 on it. Which doesn't really make up for Scotiabank giving me zippo interest on the GICs they rolled over without telling me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 6:50 AM, Ed T. said: Oops, I didn't read closely enough, saw "where" but not "in the station". It was pretty obvious at Mimico GO. Once they set up in the parking lot, it went pretty quickly. The initial crowd was maybe a hundred or a bit more, so the 750 should have lasted a while. So I now have a working Presto card with $8 on it. Which doesn't really make up for Scotiabank giving me zippo interest on the GICs they rolled over without telling me. I was at Mimico I was able to get at both Mimico and Oakville Mimico probably had the least amount of people for any station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin3157 Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, I Alam said: I was at Mimico I was able to get at both Mimico and Oakville Mimico probably had the least amount of people for any station. I heard Mimico and Oakville had a small or no line up at all, and someone I know got 2 cards at Oakville as there wasn't too many people at those stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Kelvin3157 said: I heard Mimico and Oakville had a small or no line up at all, and someone I know got 2 cards at Oakville as there wasn't too many people at those stations. I'm not gonna go into details on how many cards I got, but it's way more than I should have been able to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit_Hub Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Noticed the new ticket option on 2 of the new Presto fare machines at Union station today during work, of course not ready yet so your unable to purchase any ticket fares from it. The rest of the machines there have it marked as future fare option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlewill1166 Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 On 7/21/2018 at 8:40 AM, Bus_Medic said: No idea Hey Bus Medic, Did you ever find out the answer to my question? I think it would be a helpful feature now that 2-hour transfers have been rolled out. It would be nice to find out how much time you have left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 9 hours ago, littlewill1166 said: Hey Bus Medic, Did you ever find out the answer to my question? I think it would be a helpful feature now that 2-hour transfers have been rolled out. It would be nice to find out how much time you have left. Nope. I just run the wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 12 hours ago, littlewill1166 said: Hey Bus Medic, Did you ever find out the answer to my question? I think it would be a helpful feature now that 2-hour transfers have been rolled out. It would be nice to find out how much time you have left. You were given the answer to your question 2 pages ago. No, there is no plan to offer that functionality. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlewill1166 Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, smallspy said: You were given the answer to your question 2 pages ago. No, there is no plan to offer that functionality. Dan I thought you were speculating, I didn't think that was an actual confirmed answer. It would still be something that would be nice to have given that 2-hour transfers are now a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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