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posted by janrinok on Friday July 17 2015, @12:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the but-some-will-still-try dept.

Transport for London (TfL) has warned tube, train and bus passengers paying with Apple Pay on iPhones and Apple Watches not to let their batteries run flat or they could get stuck at gates and face penalty fares.

TfL advises users that, as with other smartphone payment systems including EE's Cash on Tap, Apple Pay only works if a device has power. It warns that, if the battery runs out in the middle of a journey, a user will not be able to tap out, which means they could be charged a maximum fare.

"If an inspector asks you to touch your iPhone or Apple Watch on their reader, it will not be able to be read and you could be liable for a penalty fare," TfL says.

Will scenes of addicts tethered to outlets with electricity IVs spread?


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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by c0lo on Friday July 17 2015, @01:51AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday July 17 2015, @01:51AM (#210275) Journal
    Naaah... the next iGadget Apple will push will be an elegantly-white-with-the-Apple-logo-glowing-in-pale-blue... sealed gel acid/lead battery; then, finally, we are going to see some bulging muscles in hipsters carrying those.
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