Use your cell phone instead of a transponder:
PToll - mobile phone tolling to be launched at CTRMA in Austin TX (http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/4567)
If this works, this could be the "universal pass" that some of us are looking for and, possibly, eliminate the need for transponders.
Wouldn't be legal in California or Oregon without a hands-free option :meh:
Not that Oregon has to worry about transponders -- the only toll roads in the state are the Bridge of the Gods and the Hood River Bridge.
It looks like you don't actually use your cellphone while driving- you just send a photo text with a picture of your license plate, and then the transponder crosses your license plate with your phone number and then auto-bills you however you specify.
That all said, can I borrow your phone? :-D
Sure.
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A 900 number?
Nigeria?!
I don't like this. Too "Big Brother" to me.
^^^
Maybe. But, no more so than the cameras that catch your license plate or a transponder.
And, the article said that it was an option. You won't have to use your cell phone if you don't have a transponder.
really? a 900 number? that was not "so 1987" in 1987... oh, wait - back to the drawing board, guys.
I'm trying to understand how it works. You take a picture of your plate with the phone and then every time you use a toll road it will record your plate and the toll will be added to your bill. This seems fine but what if someone makes a set of false plates with your number and starts driving along toll roads? Will you suddenly end up with a massive bill?
It seems wide open to fraud to me.
Quote from: Truvelo on February 05, 2010, 02:39:20 PM
I'm trying to understand how it works. You take a picture of your plate with the phone and then every time you use a toll road it will record your plate and the toll will be added to your bill. This seems fine but what if someone makes a set of false plates with your number and starts driving along toll roads? Will you suddenly end up with a massive bill?
It seems wide open to fraud to me.
If I read it correctly, the pilot is an iPhone app that runs on your phone. Therefore, someone can only add a false plate # if they have your phone.
And/or they may also use web pages to enter the information. As long as your account is properly secured, you should have little to worry about.