On 21 Sep 2005 13:11:10 -0400, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
wrote:

James Farrar writes:

PINs appear to have problems internationally. I've just got back from
two weeks in California, during which time I signed for all in-store
transactions, and if a machine (except an ATM) asked me for a PIN, it
rejected it (thanks, BART, amongst others).
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Well, BART is not an organization that I'd expect to make things work,

I dunno, it's always worked pretty well for me. And they had
stored-value tickets years before Oyster.

but I've been told that only 4 digit pins are universal. Do you have
more digits?

Nope.

I've never used a PIN in a transaction with BART, myself.

They've got new (or have upgraded their) machines since I was in SF
last year that allegedly take cards.

On the plus side, you can use their ticket machines to convert a $1
bill to four quarters without buying a ticket, which is muchos useful.

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James Farrar
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