Author Topic: Cell phones to feed parking meters  (Read 1970 times)

Whathefunk

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Cell phones to feed parking meters
« on: June 16, 2005, 03:44:30 pm »
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Drivers lacking coins now may use cell phones to feed parking meters in Coral Gables, purportedly the first city in the country to offer such a service. The automated system allows drivers who subscribe to simply dial in from their cell phone, punch in the number assigned to their parking spot, and the required costs -- plus a 25-cent usage fee -- will be billed to their credit card. When leaving, subscribers call back and end the billing cycle.


This is crazy IMO...but isn\'t it sooo annoying when your in a rush and you can\'t find any change.. :shrug:

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Cell phones to feed parking meters
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2005, 03:48:48 pm »
i hear in Europe you can use your cellphone to pay for anything, soda, hookers, crank, whatever...

Whathefunk

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Cell phones to feed parking meters
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2005, 03:52:38 pm »
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i hear in Europe you can use your cellphone to pay for anything, soda, hookers, crank, whatever...


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