Mobile phones can be used as train tickets from today
[image: jr east]
JR East today started the Mobile SUICA service that allows people to use wallet phones as train tickets. This can be more convenient than SUICA, the popular RFID train passes in Tokyo, because users can download digital money into the phones' RFID chips over the air. Also, you'll never forget your train ticket/pass anymore (provided you always have your mobile phone with you.)
897 JR train stations in Japan now accept phones as train tickets. These stations are mostly Tokyo metropolitan area, but some are in Sendai, Niigata, and the Kansai region.
To start using your wallet phone as a train ticket, download "Mobile SUICA Appli" from DoCoMo's official mobile website.
via Asahi.com, January 28, 2006 and Keitai Watch
Posted by konomi at January 28, 2006 01:02 AM | TrackBack