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[email protected] · August 28th 16, 01:45 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
16:55:18 on Fri, 26 Aug 2016, remarked:

If you mean "today", then buy a paper ticket. AGA probably have
e-tickets too, but buyer beware because the T&C are very
customer-hostile.

In what way?

Once the ticket has been delivered to you, storage and display is at
your risk. There's no safety net even if (for example) your phone is
lost or destroyed.

While I realise the same is true of paper tickets, they are probably
harder to lose.

That's a matter of debate methinks.

I didn't notice anything in particular when using m-tickets for
CBG-LST trips.

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Colin Rosenstiel

Roland Perry · August 28th 16, 07:29 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 19:45:38
on Sat, 27 Aug 2016, remarked:

Once the ticket has been delivered to you, storage and display is at
your risk. There's no safety net even if (for example) your phone is
lost or destroyed.

While I realise the same is true of paper tickets, they are probably
harder to lose.

That's a matter of debate methinks.

I either collect my paper tickets on the day, or in advance and keep
them in a safe place at home.

Keeping my phone charged up - especially at the end of a long day in
London, is an issue. As is for some people not dropping them (my son has
smashed two in the last year).
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Roland Perry

[email protected] · August 28th 16, 01:20 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
19:45:38 on Sat, 27 Aug 2016, remarked:

Once the ticket has been delivered to you, storage and display is at
your risk. There's no safety net even if (for example) your phone is
lost or destroyed.

While I realise the same is true of paper tickets, they are probably
harder to lose.

That's a matter of debate methinks.

I either collect my paper tickets on the day, or in advance and keep
them in a safe place at home.

Keeping my phone charged up - especially at the end of a long day in
London, is an issue. As is for some people not dropping them (my son
has smashed two in the last year).

All I was saying that similar mishaps can befall paper tickets and they are
smaller and easier to mislay inadvertently. So both methods are subject to
risks that can be guarded against.

I carry an external battery pack precisely to ensure my phone keeps working
all day.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Mizter T · September 6th 16, 10:50 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 28/08/2016 13:20, wrote:
[...]
All I was saying that similar mishaps can befall paper tickets and they are
smaller and easier to mislay inadvertently. So both methods are subject to
risks that can be guarded against.

I carry an external battery pack precisely to ensure my phone keeps working
all day.

Which itself also needs to be charged up, not mislaid and remembered!

I agree with your basic point though.

Recliner[_3_] · September 6th 16, 11:54 PM posted to uk.transport.london

Mizter T wrote:

On 28/08/2016 13:20, wrote:
[...]
All I was saying that similar mishaps can befall paper tickets and they are
smaller and easier to mislay inadvertently. So both methods are subject to
risks that can be guarded against.

I carry an external battery pack precisely to ensure my phone keeps working
all day.

Which itself also needs to be charged up, not mislaid and remembered!

I carry such a pack, but when I tried to use it recently, it was flat,
despite having just been recharged. It turns out that it will no longer
hold a charge, and is basically now junk. So you can add another step to
your checklist: occasionally check that the pack still works!

[email protected] · September 7th 16, 09:42 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 22:54:46 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
Mizter T wrote:

On 28/08/2016 13:20, wrote:
[...]
All I was saying that similar mishaps can befall paper tickets and they are
smaller and easier to mislay inadvertently. So both methods are subject to
risks that can be guarded against.

I carry an external battery pack precisely to ensure my phone keeps working
all day.

Which itself also needs to be charged up, not mislaid and remembered!

I carry such a pack, but when I tried to use it recently, it was flat,
despite having just been recharged. It turns out that it will no longer
hold a charge, and is basically now junk. So you can add another step to
your checklist: occasionally check that the pack still works!

Or just use a dumbphone. The battery in mine lasts a minimum of a week with
use, probably two or more on standby though I've never tested it.

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Spud

[email protected] · September 7th 16, 10:42 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , d () wrote:

Or just use a dumbphone. The battery in mine lasts a minimum of a week
with use, probably two or more on standby though I've never tested it.

Then you can't access the internet to find out why your train is delayed or
what the special in front of you if doing.

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Colin Rosenstiel

[email protected] · September 7th 16, 10:57 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, 07 Sep 2016 04:42:43 -0500
wrote:
In article , d () wrote:

Or just use a dumbphone. The battery in mine lasts a minimum of a week
with use, probably two or more on standby though I've never tested it.

Then you can't access the internet to find out why your train is delayed or
what the special in front of you if doing.

Can't say I've ever had a pressing urge to use the internet while commuting.
But that aside I can live with a few minor inconveniences if I know the phone
will always work when I need it.

--
Spud

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